Meaning Of The Word Alimony
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Alimony Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Alimony?
alimony
uncountable noun: Alimony is money that a court of law orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after they have got divorced. Compare palimony. alimony in American English supply of the means of living; maintenance noun: 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 alimony in British English noun: (formerly) an allowance paid under a court order by one spouse to another when they are separated but not divorced |
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