By the later part of that century, however, the United States began to nullify common-law marriages and exert more control over who was allowed to marry.

一直到了19世纪后期，美国才正式在法律上废除普通婚姻法，并同时在法律上对结婚资格添加了更多条件。

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This argument was peculiar since the law overturned the federal status quo, which was to recognize all legal marriages.

问题的古怪在于：该法案颠倒了联邦法案，因为联邦法案要承认所有的婚姻形式。

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Even women in good marriages are suspicious and calling us about the implications of the new law.

甚至婚姻美满的女性也疑虑重重，呼吁我们考虑新法律的影响。

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States have different definitions of what qualifies as married, and a few even still recognize common law marriages.

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Gitai says at the time he made Kadosh there was a controversy in Israel over whether the state should follow Jewish law and prohibit marriages between couples of different religions.

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The law would ban forced marriages and dowries, and boost women's protection against domestic violence.

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