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Variant of cohabit

cohabit Definition

co·habit (kō hab′it)

intransitive verb

  1. to live together as husband and wife, esp. when not legally married
  2. to live or exist together; share the same place

Etymology: LL(Ec) cohabitare < L co-, together + habitare, to dwell < habitus: see habit

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cohabitation Law Definition

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The act of a man and a woman, unmarried to each other, publicly living together in an intimate relationship as if husband and wife. Although a crime in most states, it is seldom prosecuted. Where illegal, it is also called illicit cohabitation, lascivious cohabitation, and notorious cohabitation. See also fornication, bigamy, civil union, and marriage.

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