The act, ceremony or process by which the legal relationship of husband and wife is constituted. (See Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1957, vol. 14, p. 950.) (51, para. 46)
Source
United Nations (1973). Principles and Recommendations for a Vital Statistics System. Series M, No. 19, Revision 1 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.73.XVII.9).
