palimony
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- noun
- /ˌpælɪˈmoʊni/
- Specialized
- After their long relationship ended, he was required to pay her palimony to support her financially.
- palimony suit
- palimony lawsuit
- sue for palimony
Examples
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So you decide to sue each other-- not for alimony but for palimony.
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I was at my lawyer's... dealing with my ex-girlfriend's palimony suit.
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I want a palimony agreement and I want one now.
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Now, I can understand the explosive nature of a palimony case.
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Well, I don't have a palimony agreement on me right now.
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I've got the palimony papers at home.
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I'll need papers dismissing the palimony suit.
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It's the palimony agreement.
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He read your article about palimony settlements in same-sex partnerships.
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It was lovely, but the fact remains... that when we broke up, she hired a prick lawyer... and sued me for palimony.
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Money a court orders one partner to pay the other after divorce to help them
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Etymology
Palimony comes from joining pal and alimony. A helpful way to remember it is that pal means 'friend' and alimony means 'support after divorce', so palimony is money paid to a partner after a long relationship when the couple was not married.