elopement

elopement
The act of running away, leaving without permission, or escaping from custody. An unmarried couple's act of secretly leaving home for the purpose of getting married. At common law, the act of a wife who voluntarily deserts her husband to go away with and cohabit with another man. State v. Hopper, 186 N.C. 405, 119 S.E. 769

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • Elopement — E*lope ment, n. The act of eloping; secret departure; said of a woman and a man, one or both, who run away from their homes for marriage or for cohabitation. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • elopement — 1540s, from ELOPE (Cf. elope) + MENT (Cf. ment). (The word was in Anglo French in 14c.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • elopement — elope ► VERB ▪ run away secretly in order to get married. DERIVATIVES elopement noun. ORIGIN Old French aloper …   English terms dictionary

  • Elopement (marriage) — To elope, most literally, merely means to run away. [Merriam Webster Online Dictionary, http://www.merriam webster.com/dictionary/elope] More specifically, elopement is often used to refer to a marriage conducted in sudden and secretive fashion,… …   Wikipedia

  • elopement — noun see elope …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • elopement — See elope. * * * …   Universalium

  • elopement — noun The act of eloping …   Wiktionary

  • elopement — Synonyms and related words: AWOL, French leave, Gretna Green wedding, absence without leave, absquatulation, banns, bolt, bridal, bridal suite, bridechamber, chuppah, church wedding, civil ceremony, civil wedding, decampment, desertion,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • elopement — e lope·ment || mÉ™nt n. act of secretly running away for the purpose of being married …   English contemporary dictionary

  • elopement — elope·ment …   English syllables

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