Bans of matrimony
BANS OF MATRIMONY. The giving public notice or making proclamation of a
matrimonial contract, and the intended celebration of the marriage of the
parties in pursuance of such contract, to the end that persons objecting to
the same, may have an opportunity to declare such objections before the
marriage is solemnized. Poth. Du Mariage, partie 2, c. 2. Vide Ban.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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