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(law) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person. / The means to support life.

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alimony

Source Word

alimony

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

countable uncountable

Japanese Meaning

離婚や法的な別居によって、元配偶者に対し裁判所が命じる生活扶助金 / 生活を支えるための支援資金

After the divorce, she relied on alimony to cover her living expenses while she retrained for a new career.

離婚後、彼女は裁判所の命令による配偶者扶養金を頼りに、新しいキャリアのための再訓練を受けている間の生活費を賄っていた。

Sense（1）

(law) A court-mandated allowance made to a former spouse by a divorced or legally separated person.

Sense（2）

The means to support life.

alimonies

（ plural ）