No. Marriage is a legal union, recognized by the state. That is why you need a marriage license to get married, and why you have to go through the courts if you divorce.
It's actually a marriage between two gay people, but the word "union" is usually used in cases where their marriage is not recognized by the state.
Yes and no: yes, if your civil union and marriage are both to the same person; no if they are to different people and both are recognized in your state. If you are in a state where your civil union is not recognized and you are married to a different person (presumably one of the opposite sex), then your civil union does not legally exist, only your marriage does.
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Marriage is a type of legal union. Depending upon the laws of your jurisdiction, other types of legal union may include "civil union," "domestic partnership," "civil partnership," or "designated beneficiary relationship."
No, it is a lesser category of formalised relationship - a sort of second-class marriage.
Marriage in spanish is "casamiento" The union between a husband and his wife is called "compromiso"
Marriage.
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Pregnancy before marriage or holy union.
All states in the US view marriage as a legal union of two people, although the composition of the people may differ in some states.
Marriage is an institution where a man and a woman form a union and make a family. In many cases, the aim of marriage is to provide companionship and to procreate.