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Alimony   /ˈæləmˌoʊni/   Listen
Alimony

noun
1.
Court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated.  Synonym: maintenance.






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"Alimony" Quotes from Famous Books



... this six hundred pounds?" Mrs T would not—she was not to be treated in that manner. Mr T was not on board a whaler now, to bully and frighten as he pleased. She would have justice done her. Have a separation, alimony, and a divorce. She might have them all if she pleased, but she should have no more money; that was certain. Then she would have a fit of hysterics. So she did, and lay the whole of the day on the sofa, expecting Mr T would pick her ...
— Jacob Faithful • Captain Frederick Marryat



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