Solemnity
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
The formality established by law to render a contract, agreement, or other act valid. A marriage, for example, would not be valid if made in jest and without solemnity.
See "Marriage;" Dig. 4. 1. 7; Id. 45. 1. 30.