marriage license
marriage license. A document, issued by a public authority, that grants a couple permission to marry. Cf. MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. [Cases: Marriage 25(2).]
MARRIAGE LICENSE
marriage license
marriage license 〈美〉结婚许可证 由公共权力机关向预备结婚的人颁发的许可证，通常用以通知被授权主持婚礼的人；在大多数州的立法中，这是构成合法婚礼的重要先决条件。