civil partnership
noun/ˌsɪvl ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/
/ˌsɪvl ˈpɑːrtnərʃɪp/
(British English) (North American English civil union)
- (in some countries) a legal relationship between two people, usually of the same sex, with the same legal status as marriage
（在某些国家）两个人之间的法律关系，通常是同性，具有与婚姻相同的法律地位 - They registered their intention to enter a civil partnership.
他们登记想要结成民事伴侣关系。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCivil partnership is used before these nouns:- ceremony
- They registered their intention to enter a civil partnership.