ALL meanings of alimony
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A a - uncountable noun alimony Alimony is money that a court of law orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after they have got divorced. Compare palimony. 3
- noun alimony (formerly) an allowance paid under a court order by one spouse to another when they are separated but not divorced 3
- noun alimony supply of the means of living; maintenance 3
- noun alimony an allowance that a court orders paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse after a legal separation or divorce or while legal action on this is pending 3
- noun alimony Law. an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending. 1
- noun alimony supply of the means of living; maintenance. 1
- noun alimony law: marital allowance 1
- noun alimony A husband's or wife's court-ordered provision for a spouse after separation or divorce. 1
- noun alimony (law) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person. 0
- noun alimony The means to support life. 0