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Nearly two decades prior, Tome gave birth to a stillborn boy out of wedlock.—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 15 Apr. 2025 But according to legal documents in the case, prosecutors argue that the Salvadoran Constitution changed in 1983, eliminating legal distinctions between children born in or out of wedlock.—Albinson Linares, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025 In episode four, the Sea Snake refuses to show him any affection, and blocks his rise up the ranks, simply because he was born out of wedlock.—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024 Alfonsina, who fell pregnant by a colleague and had the child outside of wedlock.—Teresa Grøtan (tr. Caroline Waight), The Dial, 12 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for wedlock
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Etymology
Middle English wedlok, from Old English wedlāc marriage bond, from wedd pledge + -lāc, suffix denoting activity
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