coverture
英 ['kʌvətjə] 美 ['kʌvətʃə]

n.

保护，掩护；

英英释义

Coverture

• Coverture (sometimes spelled couverture) was a legal doctrine whereby, upon marriage, a woman's legal rights were subsumed by those of her husband. Coverture was enshrined in the common law of England and the United States throughout most of the 19th century.

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双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. They took action with police's coverture.
   他们在警方的掩护下采取了行动。

权威例句

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