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coverture
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（法律・歴史）中世イングランドで形成されたコヴァチャーの法理。結婚により、女性の法的存在が夫に吸収され、特に財産の所有や法的保護の面で、女性が法律上独立した権利を失う状態を指す。
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(law, historical) A common law doctrine developed in England during the Middle Ages, whereby a woman's legal existence, upon marriage, was subsumed by that of her husband, particularly with regard to ownership of property and protection.
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Despite reforms, traces of coverture remained in property laws well into the nineteenth century.
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Despite reforms, traces of coverture remained in property laws well into the nineteenth century.
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