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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of schijn (“appearance, semblance”) + huwelijk (“marriage”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsxɛi̯nɦyʋələk/, /ˈsxɛi̯nɦyu̯lək/
- Hyphenation: schijn‧hu‧we‧lijk
Noun
schijnhuwelijk n (plural schijnhuwelijken, diminutive schijnhuwelijkje n)
- sham marriage (a marriage of convenience entered into without the intention to create a real marital relationship)
- Synonym: nephuwelijk
2005, Frederik Swennen, Gezins- en familierecht in kort bestek, page 165:Schijnhuwelijken zijn absoluut nietig.- Sham marriages are absolutely invalid.