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Webster 1913 Edition


Alimony

Al′i-mo-ny

,
Noun.
[L.
alimonia
,
alimonium
, nourishment, sustenance, fr.
alere
to nourish.]
1.
Maintenance; means of living.
2.
(Law)
An allowance made to a wife out of her husband’s estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same.
Wharton. Burrill.

Webster 1828 Edition


Alimony

ALI'MONY

,
Noun.
[L. alimonia, of alo, to feed. See Aliment.]
An allowance made for the support of a woman, legally separated from her husband. The sum is fixed by the proper judge, and granted out of the husband's estate.

Definition 2024


alimony

alimony

English

Noun

alimony (plural alimonies)

  1. (law) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.
  2. The means to support life.

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