coverture

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coverture意思解释

n.

保护，掩护；

英英释义

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.

双语例句

用作名词(n.)They took action with police\'s coverture.他们在警方的掩护下采取了行动。