sham marriage

A purported marriage in which all the formal requirements are met or seemingly met, but in which the parties go through the ceremony with no intent of living together as husband and wife. Cf. green-card marriage; fraudulent marriage; limited-purpose marriage. [Cases: Aliens 53.4. C.J.S. Aliens §§ 78, 81, 114, 142–143, 145–148, 217.]

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译者Scott，毕业于一所旨在培养高级翻译专业人才的翻译院校，擅长翻译各种与环境诉讼相关的法律文件。