Consensus, non concubitus, facit matrimonium

Dictionary: 
Ballentine's Law Dictionary

Consent, not cohabitation, constitutes a marriage. See 25 Utah, 129, 95 Am. St. Rep. 821, 58 L. R. A. 723, 69 Pac. 660.

Author: 
James A. Ballentine
Publisher: 
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published: 
1916
Genre: 
Law Dictionary