alimony
IPA: ˈæɫʌmoʊni
noun
- (law, sometimes derogatory) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.
- (obsolete) Nourishment, sustenance, especially for one's spirit.
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Examples of "alimony" in Sentences
- The promised alimony he did never pay.
- He also believes in the abolition of alimony altogether.
- He is negligent of his alimony and child support checks.
- She asked for alimony and support of their four children.
- She made no secret of living luxuriously with Alan's alimony.
- Alimony is prositution in arears, where the courts establish the fees.
- The separation was granted in 1906, with Russell charged to pay alimony.
- Roberts did not pay the alimony and was locked up in Ludlow Street jail.
- For ex, if a parent didn't pay alimony, the parent can still see the child.
- The issue is really that the alimony laws are slanted and unfair, not divorce.
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