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Meretricious - Sciences, Education, Art, Writing, UFO - Posted: 3rd Sep, 2008 - 6:40am
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Post Date: 27th May, 2008 - 4:01am / Post ID: #
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What does the word "Meretricious" mean?
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Post Date: 27th May, 2008 - 5:09pm / Post ID: #
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From Merriam-Webster On line
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| mer·e·tri·cious Pronunciation: \ˌmer-ə-ˈtri-shəs\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin meretricius, from meretric-, meretrix prostitute, from merēre to earn - more at merit Date: 1626 1: of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution 2 a: tawdrily and falsely attractive |
Now that is a interesting word.
Edited: KNtoran on 27th May, 2008 - 6:56pmMeretricious UFO & Writing Art Education Sciences
It is interesting and one I had heard before but had not thought much about what it meant. I find it even more interesting that the word Meretricious is used in legal terms to refer to a common law marriage. It is called a meretricious relationship. If you take the previously mentioned definitions into account it really makes shacking up sound tawdry and illicit.
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Some states have statutes that provide that if parties have resided together as man and wife, even though they were not formally married, they will be treated as if they were actually married. Washington State does not have a common law marriage statute. In the absence of any statutory authority, the courts have provided that assets and debts may be divided as if they were married under a theory called a "meretricious relationship." The Washington State Supreme Court has clarified the requirements. In Re Pennington, 142 Wn.2d 592 (2000). A meretricious relationship is a stable relationship evidenced by such nonexclusive factors as cohabitation, duration, purpose, pooled resources, mutual services, and intent of the parties. Distribution of property acquired during a meretricious relationship is subject to a three-part test: (1) the trial court must determine whether a meretricious relationship exists; (2) if such a relationship exists, the trial court evaluates the interest each party has in the property acquired during the relationship; (3) the trial court then makes a just and equitable distribution of such property. Source 9 |
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