marital rights
Defined in 6 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Definitions from Case Law
From 370 U.S. 65 - United States v. Davis · 1962Most cited · 652 citing opinions
The rights of succession and reasonable share do not differ significantly from the husband's obligations of support and alimony. They all partake more of a personal liability of the husband than a property interest of the wife.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The rights of a husband. Chiefly applied to the right of sexual intercourse.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See Husband; Mabried Woman. MARITIMA ANGLI/E. Profits and emoluments received by the king from the sea. They were anciently collected by sheriffs but were afterwards granted to the Lord High Admiral; Par. 8 Hen. 111. m. 4.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The rights of a husband. The expression is chiefly used to denote the right of « husband to property which his wife was entitled to during tha continuance of the marriage.