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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex;
- Example: "parties to a civil union have all the same benefits, protections, and responsibilities under Vermont law as spouses in a marriage"



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

civil union
    n 1: a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult
         parties of the same sex; "parties to a civil union have all
         the same benefits, protections, and responsibilities under
         Vermont law as spouses in a marriage"