内ない縁えん

noun

de facto marriage; common-law marriage

Refers to a couple living together in a marriage-like relationship without legal registration. Often used in legal or formal contexts. Compare with 事実婚, which may emphasize the intentional choice not to register.

See also: 事実婚

• 彼かれらは内ない縁えん関かん係けいにある。

  They are in a common-law marriage.

• 内ない縁えんの妻つまとして相そう続ぞく権けんを主しゅ張ちょうした。

  She claimed inheritance rights as a common-law wife.