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Definition of civil union noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

civil union

noun

/ˌsɪvl ˈjuːniən/

/ˌsɪvl ˈjuːniən/

(North American English)

(British English civil partnership)

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(in some countries) a legal relationship between two people, usually of the same sex, with the same legal status as marriage

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