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alimony

ˈæləˌmoʊni
WordNet
  1. (n) alimony
    court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Alimony
    (Law) An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same.
  2. Alimony
    Maintenance; means of living.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) alimony
    In law: An allowance which a husband or former husband may be forced to pay to his wife or former wife, living legally separate from him, for her maintenance. It is granted or withheld in the discretion of the matrimonial court, with regard to the merits of the case and the resources of the parties respectively. Alimony pendente lite is that given to the wife during the pendency of an action for divorce, separation, or annulment of marriage; permanent alimony is that given to a wife after judgment of divorce, separation, or annulment in her favor.
  2. (n) alimony
    In Scots law, aliment.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. Alimony
    an allowance for support made to a wife when legally separated from her husband, or temporarily while the process is pending
Quotations
Alimony is like buying oats for a dead horse.
Arthur Baer
H. L. Mencken
Alimony -- the ransom that the happy pay to the devil.
H. L. Mencken
John Barrymore
You never realize how short a month is until you have to pay alimony.
John Barrymore
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary L. alimonia, alimonium, nourishment, sustenance, fr. alere, to nourish

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary L. alimentum—alĕre, to nourish.

Usage in the news

It's the Law: Alimony modification requires real changes. naplesnews.com

In Florida, alimony is always subject to modification, as long as it was awarded in your divorce decree. naplesnews.com

My ex-wife is talking about taking me back to court for more alimony . naplesnews.com

Court rules New Jersey Devils' Martin Brodeur must pay $500K a year alimony until 2020. nj.com

Days after breaking the NHL record for wins by a goalie, the Devils' Martin Brodeur was dealt an alimony setback by a New Jersey appeals court. nj.com

IT'S THE LAW: Alimony might not be forever. naplesnews.com

I got divorced a while back and was ordered by the judge to pay my ex-wife alimony . naplesnews.com

Inside Kim Shrigley's salon Alimony 's. knoxnews.com

Kim Shrigley, the ex-wife of UT basketball coach Bruce Pearl, talks about her new beauty salon Alimony 's. knoxnews.com

Does judge's discretion make alimony fairer. blog.nj.com

Nothing antagonizes a divorced person like having to pay alimony. blog.nj.com

Internal Revenue Service Publication 504, Divorced or Seperated Individuals, explains the tax treatment of alimony and rules that need to be met for divorce payments to be considered alimony. blog.oregonlive.com

Ex-husband must continue paying alimony to wife, despite her having a boyfriend. nj.com

Star-Ledger file photo A New Jersey appellate court has ruled that the ex-husband of a Morris County woman must continue paying alimony, even though she is in a serious relationship with another man. nj.com

Once upon a time, alimony laws in Massachusetts made sense. masslawyersweekly.com

Usage in literature

It has exclusive jurisdiction in all divorce and alimony cases, and all matters coming under the Juvenile Court Act. "Broken Homes" by Joanna C. Colcord

I don't want any alimony money in the Killigrew family. "The Voice in the Fog" by Harold MacGrath

He would be obliged by law to give me alimony in proportion to his income, and, oh! "For Woman's Love" by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

The wife would find it out, there would be a row, with court proceedings, alimony and all the rest of it. "Bought and Paid For" by Arthur Hornblow

He's hived up in South Dakote right now, an' she's in trainin' for alimony, or my name's Dennis Don'tknow. "The False Gods" by George Horace Lorimer

Her suit was to recover unpaid alimony which was to continue until her remarriage. "The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation"

The wages of sin is alimony. "The Wit and Humor of America, Volume III. (of X.)" by Various

Remarriage is permitted in all the States having divorce laws except Georgia, and alimony is also provided for in all these States. "The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing" by Joseph Triemens

There was no hope of getting alimony out of that man. "The Spinner's Book of Fiction" by Various

She got it, of course, with the custody of the little girl and a moderate alimony allowance. "Torchy As A Pa" by Sewell Ford