Definition of Consensus Non Concubitus Facit Matrimonium | OpenJurist

Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.

Consensus, non concubitus, facit matrimonium

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

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

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