common law husbandglossary / common-law husband The husband in a common-law marriage; a man who contracts an informal marriage with a woman and then holds himself out to the community as being married to her. See common-law marriage under MARRIAGE(1). 词条贡献者 双语律师Howard,毕业于法国一流的高级翻译学院,擅长翻译各类与欧美消费者隐私法规相关的法律文件。