Solemnity
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
The formality established by law to render a contract, agreement, or other act valid. As the solemnization of a marriage is the consummation of a valid marriage; 33 L. J. Ch. 139; 49 id. 193; and an oath to be taken solemnly does not merely mean religiously, but with all due solemnities; 14