Sentence examples for illegal marriage from inspiring English sources

Which leaves the firewall as the only way to stop the illegal marriage of Alice and Ted, Dr. Polchinski said — an odious solution because it contravenes the basic principle of general relativity.

However, his personal life was dogged by controversy, beginning with the revelation that he had secretly wed the singer Aaliyah in 1994, when she was 15; the illegal marriage was annulled shortly thereafter.

But even in the United States — one of the few countries in the world where such unions are illegal — marriage between first cousins may be slowly emerging from the shadows.

Professor Medwed said he knew of only one other instance of such a prosecution — also in Utah, in 1999, against a father who was convicted of coercing his 13-year-old daughter into an illegal marriage in a religious community.

After facing allegations of an illegal marriage with Kelly, Aaliyah ended her contract with Jive and signed with Atlantic Records.

In 1108 the reformist party received a setback when King Luis VI, King Philip's son by his "illegal marriage" ascended the throne.

One story is that back in the third century, a saint named _________, who faced execution for officiating illegal marriages, fell in love with his jailer's _________.

The lawmakers had modified the existing law by reducing the proposed penalty for performing illegal marriages, downgrading it to a misdemeanor.

One story is that back in the third century, a saint named Valentine, who faced execution for officiating illegal marriages, fell in love with his jailer's daughter.

Police ignored illegal marriages between adult men and minor girls, and lied to protect the sect's leader Warren Jeffs when he was a fugitive from charges that he raped one of his 24 underage brides.

Although it's illegal, marriages are often arranged for girls soon after puberty, before the legal marital age of 18. "We wish to send a clear message to our parents and the traditional village matchmakers that it is illegal for girls to get married before the age of 18 and illegal to pay dowry" said Nazma Khatun, a student of class nine and a member of the adolescent group.