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They need to show how valuable their daughter. You know it is believed that they have spent money on the woman and they can't give her free.

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Is tn a dowry state?

Tennessee is not legally classified as a dowry state. In the context of marriage, a dowry typically refers to property or money brought by a bride to her husband upon marriage, which is more common in certain cultures and countries. In the U.S., including Tennessee, dowries are not a customary part of marriage practices and are not recognized in state law. Instead, marriage laws in Tennessee focus on the equitable distribution of marital property in the event of divorce.


Did you take dowry at the time of your marriage?

No


What is the term for dowry?

A dowry is the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings forth to a marriage.


What part of speech is dowry?

"Dowry" is a noun. It refers to the money, goods, or property that a woman brings to her husband in marriage.


What are Ohio dowry laws?

Husband refuses to sign dowry on property being purchased


Dowry - what is the antonym?

gift (for the bride from the husband on their marriage)


How do you remove dowry system?

we can remove dowry by educating people that its not parents responsibility to spend alot on daughter marriage.


Dowry used in a sentence?

Noble women of the Middle Ages were expected to bring a dowry to the marriage.


Is IPC 498a Dowry Act or Marriage Act?

The IPC 498a is Dowry Act. P.S. - But, wives along with her parents and siblings (sometimes her boy friend also), low police officers, and worst of all judges misuse Dowry Act as a Marriage Act. Initially, under Dowry Act husband and his relatives are immediately arrested and jailed thereafter in the court of law Dowry Act is converted unofficially and unfaithfully into Marriage Act to further harrass them stringently for several years. Please also see what is dowry act?


Do Sivasothie in short story 'A Question of dowry' agree to an arranged marriage?

no


What was the most common use of a woman's dowry during this time?

The most common use for a woman's dowry was economical rather than social. A dowry often ensured marriage to wealthier men.


What is a dowery?

The "price" a man has to agree to pay his prospective father-in-law to get the father's approval for his daughter's hand in marriage.

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