A husband’s sexual intercourse with his wife by force or without her consent. • Marital rape was not a crime at common law, but under modern statutes the marital exemption no longer applies, and in most jurisdictions a husband can be prosecuted for raping his wife. — Also termed spousal rape. [Cases: Rape 4. C.J.S. […]
marital communications privilege 夫妻交谈守密特权 指配偶一方有权拒绝且有权阻止另一方就他们婚姻关系存续期间所作交谈的内容作证的特权。但有例外，如涉及到配偶一方对另一方或对子女犯罪的。
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marital, adj. Of or relating to the marriage relationship (marital property). [Cases: Divorce 248; Husband and Wife 1–354. C.J.S. Divorce §§ 508–511, 580–582; Estates § 19.]
postmarital, adj. 1. Of, relating to, or occurring after marriage. Cf. PREMARITAL. 2. Of, relating to, or occurring after divorce.
marital relationship 婚姻关系；夫妻关系；配偶关系 指基于婚姻而产生的夫妻之间的自然和法律关系。配偶双方互相享有权利，也互负义务。
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marital-privacy doctrine. A principle that limits governmental intrusion into private family matters, such as those involving sexual relations between married persons. • The marital-privacy doctrine was first recognized in Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 85 S.Ct. 1678 (1965). The doctrine formerly deterred state intervention into matters involving domestic violence. Today, with the trend toward
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Property that is acquired during marriage and that is subject to distribution or division at the time of marital dissolution. • Generally, it is property acquired after the date of the marriage and before a spouse files for separation or divorce. The phrase marital property is used in equitable-distribution states and is roughly equivalent to