Marriage License
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A license required in some states to be obtained from a public officer by persons intending to marry.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
A license required in many states as a prerequisite to solemnization of the marriage.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See Mabbiage.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A license or permission granted by public authority to persons who intend to intermarry. By statute in some jurisdictions, it is made an essential prerequisite to the lawful solemnization of the marriage.
Defined under Marriage in Black's Law Dictionary.