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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shànyǎngfèi
"法官判决他每月支付前妻赡养费。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A legal obligation on a person to provide financial support to their spouse after separation or divorce.
"The court ordered him to pay monthly alimony to his former spouse." - 2
Financial payments made under such an order or agreement.
"Her alimony payments helped cover her housing and living expenses during the transition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'alimonia', meaning nourishment or sustenance, stemming from 'alere' (to nourish). It entered English in the 17th century through legal terminology to denote financial support paid by one spouse to another following a divorce or separation.
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pension alimentaire
Transliteration: pã.sjɔ̃ a.li.mɑ̃.tɛʁ
"Il doit verser une pension alimentaire chaque mois."
Unterhalt
Transliteration: /ˈʊntɐˌhalt/
"Sie erhält nach der Scheidung Unterhalt von ihrem Ex-Mann."
assegno di mantenimento
Transliteration: /asˈseɲ.ɲo di man.te.niˈmen.to/
"Il giudice ha stabilito l'assegno di mantenimento."
pensión de alimentos
Transliteration: /penˈsjon de a.liˈmen.tos/
"El juez determinó el pago de la pensión de alimentos."
pensão alimentícia
Transliteration: /pẽˈsãw a.li.mẽˈti.si.ɐ/
"Ele paga a pensão alimentícia todos os meses."
गुजारा भत्ता
Transliteration: gujāra bhattā
"अदालत ने तलाक के बाद गुजारा भत्ता तय किया।"
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Transliteration: shànyǎngfèi
"法官判决他每月支付前妻赡养费。"
위자료
Transliteration: wijaryo
"그는 이혼 후 매달 위자료를 지급해야 한다."
赡养费
Transliteration: isharyō
Script: 慰謝料
"裁判所は元配偶者への慰謝料の支払いを命じた。"
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