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palimony Definition

pali·mony (palə mō′nē)

noun

an allowance or a property settlement claimed by or granted to one member of an unmarried couple who separate after having lived together

Etymology: pal + (al)imony

palimony Law Definition

n

A court-mandated payment by one of a former unmarried couple, who cohabited, to the other. The term originated in the reportage of Marvin v. Marvin, a 1976 California case. A portmanteau word, constructed from pal and alimony.

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