sham marriage

English

Noun

sham marriage (plural sham marriages)

A marriage of convenience entered into purely for the purpose of gaining a benefit or other advantage arising from that status, usually with the intent of deceiving public officials or society about its purpose.

Synonyms

fake marriage
false marriage
fictitious marriage
mock marriage

Translations

fake marriage

Chinese:
Mandarin: 假結婚／假结婚 (jiǎjiéhūn), 虛假婚姻／虚假婚姻 (xūjiǎ hūnyīn)
Danish: proformaægteskab n
Dutch: schijnhuwelijk (nl) n, nephuwelijk n
Finnish: näennäisavioliitto
French: mariage blanc (fr) m, mariage de complaisance m
German: Scheinehe (de) f
Hungarian: álházasság (hu), látszatházasság, színlelt házasság
Japanese: 偽装結婚 (ぎそうけっこん, gizō kekkon)
Kazakh: жалған неке (jalğan neke)
Russian: фикти́вный брак m (fiktívnyj brak)
Spanish: matrimonio ficticio m
Swedish: skenäktenskap (sv) n
Ukrainian: фікти́вний шлюб m (fiktývnyj šljub)

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