Common Law Wife

Common Law Wife
For the interpersonal status, see Common-law marriage.

"Common Law Wife" is a song by the funk band Parliament. Recorded in 1972, it was released as a bonus track on the 2003 reissue of the album Chocolate City. The song's lyrics discuss a relationship recognised by the state but not officiated by a religious order.

The context of the album is discussion of life and politics in Washington D.C., USA, and so it may be presumed that the relationship in question is one recognised under laws within the USA.

"Common Law Wife" was also recorded by a female artist named Flo. Her version is featured on the George Clinton Family Series CD Plush Funk, which was released in 1992.


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  • common law wife — A woman who was party to a common law marriage; or one who, having lived with a man in a relation of concubinage during his life, asserts a claim, after his death, to have been his wife according to the requirements of the common law …   Black's law dictionary

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  • common law wife — A woman who was party to a common law marriage; or one who, having lived with a man in a relation of concubinage during his life, asserts a claim, after his death, to have been his wife according to the requirements of the common law …   Black's law dictionary

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  • common-law marriage — A union of two people not formalized in the customary manner as prescribed by law but created by an agreement to marry followed by cohabitation. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. common law marriage …   Law dictionary

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  • common-law husband — ˌcommon law ˈhusband [common law husband] ˌcommon law ˈwife noun a person that a woman or man has lived with for a long time and who is recognized as a husband or wife, without a formal marriage ceremony • She lives with her common law husband… …   Useful english dictionary

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