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alimony — An allowance for the support and maintenance of one s spouse, or divorced spouse, made as a substitute for marital support. 24 Am J2d Div & S § 514. A suit for support of the complaining spouse is one for alimony even though an absolute divorce… … Ballentine's law dictionary
suit — suit1 [ sut ] noun count *** 1. ) a set of clothes made from the same cloth, usually a jacket with pants or a skirt: Mitchell wore a suit and tie to the Christmas party. a double breasted/pin striped suit a ) a type of clothing that you wear for… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
suit */*/*/ — I UK [suːt] / US [sut] verb [transitive] Word forms suit : present tense I/you/we/they suit he/she/it suits present participle suiting past tense suited past participle suited 1) to be convenient or suitable for someone The after school programme … English dictionary
Alimony — • In the common legal sense of the word, the allowance by order of the court a husband pays to his wife for her maintenance while she is living separately from him, or paid by her former husband to a divorced woman Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… … Catholic encyclopedia
alimony — al·i·mo·ny / a lə ˌmō nē/ n [Latin alimonia sustenance, from alere to nourish] 1: an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce compare child support alimony in gross: lump sum alimony in… … Law dictionary
Alimony — Al i*mo*ny, n. [L. alimonia, alimonium, nourishment, sustenance, fr. alere to nourish.] 1. Maintenance; means of living. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) An allowance made to a wife out of her husband s estate or income for her support, upon her divorce… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alimony — /jelamaniy/ Comes from Latin alimonia meaning sustenance, and means, therefore, the sustenance or support of the wife by her divorced husband and stems from the common law right of the wife to support by her husband. Allowances which husband or… … Black's law dictionary
alimony — /jelamaniy/ Comes from Latin alimonia meaning sustenance, and means, therefore, the sustenance or support of the wife by her divorced husband and stems from the common law right of the wife to support by her husband. Allowances which husband or… … Black's law dictionary
Alimony — For the 1949 film directed by Alfred Zeisler, see Alimony (film). Family law … Wikipedia
alimony — alimonied, adj. /al euh moh nee/, n. 1. Law. an allowance paid to a person by that person s spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending. 2. supply of the means of… … Universalium
alimony pendente lite — noun Etymology: Latin pendente lite pending suit : alimony granted pending a suit for divorce or separation to include a reasonable allowance for the prosecution of the suit called also temporary alimony … Useful english dictionary
