a clandestine marriage

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• The Clandestine Marriage — is a comedy by George Colman the Elder and David Garrick, first performed in 1766 at Drury Lane.[1] The idea came from one of William Hogarth s engravings. Plot summary The plot concerns a merchant, Mr Sterling, who wants to marry off his elder… …   Wikipedia

• clandestine marriage — A form of marriage, valid at common law, entered into before witnesses, usually with an irregular ceremony, without the publication of banns, and lacking other requisites of the ecclesiastical law. Sharon v Sharon, 75 Cal 1, 16 P 345 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• clandestine — I adjective arcane, behind the scenes, camouflaged, clandestinus, cloaked, collusive, concealed, confidential, conspiring, covert, cunning, disguised, ensconced, evasive, furtive, furtivus, hidden, in the background, irrevealable, masked, obscure …   Law dictionary

• Clandestine — Clan*des tine, a. [L. clandestinus, fr. clam secretly; akin to celare, E. conceal: cf. F. clandestin.] Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand; as, a clandestine… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Marriage Act 1753 — For other marriage related legislation, see Marriage Act. Marriage Act 1753 Parliament of Great Britain Statute book chapter 26 Geo. II. c. 33 Dates …   Wikipedia

• marriage — An institution; the foundation of the family and of society. 35 Am J1st Mar § 8. The status or relation of a man and a woman legally united as husband and wife. Baker v State, 86 Neb 775, 126 NW 300. A personal relation arising out of a civil… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• clandestine — /klænˈdɛstən / (say klan destuhn), /klænˈdɛstaɪn/ (say klan destuyn), /ˈklændəstaɪn/ (say klanduhstuyn) adjective secret; private; concealed (generally implying craft or deception): a clandestine marriage. {Latin clandestīnus} –clandestinely,… …  

• clandestine — Secret, hidden, concealed; usually for some illegal or illicit purpose. For example, a clandestine marriage is one contracted without observing the conditions precedent prescribed by law, such as publication of banns, procuring a license, or the… …   Black's law dictionary

• clandestine — Secret, hidden, concealed; usually for some illegal or illicit purpose. For example, a clandestine marriage is one contracted without observing the conditions precedent prescribed by law, such as publication of banns, procuring a license, or the… …   Black's law dictionary

• Clandestine — may refer to: Secrecy ClanDestine, a Marvel Comics series by Alan Davis Clandestine (novel), a novel by James Ellroy Clandestine operation, a secret intelligence or military activity Clandestine MUD, a MUD, or text based MMORPG La Clandestine… …   Wikipedia

• Marriage — For other uses, see Marriage (disambiguation). Married and Matrimony redirect here. For other uses, see Married (disambiguation) and Matrimony (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia