Phrase guide

sham marriage

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A marriage of convenience conducted by two persons who do not intend to live as a couple, generally for the purpose of gaining some advantage arising from married status.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fake marriage, false marriage, fictitious marriage, mock marriage, paper marriage

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 假結婚 /假结婚 (jiǎjiéhūn) — fake marriage
  • Chinese Mandarin: 虛假婚姻 /虚假婚姻 (xūjiǎ hūnyīn) — fake marriage
  • Czech: manželství naoko — fake marriage
  • Danish: proformaægteskab — fake marriage
  • Dutch: schijnhuwelijk — fake marriage
  • Dutch: nephuwelijk — fake marriage
  • Finnish: näennäisavioliitto — fake marriage
  • French: mariage blanc — fake marriage
  • French: mariage de complaisance — fake marriage
  • German: Scheinehe — fake marriage
  • Hungarian: álházasság — fake marriage
  • Hungarian: látszatházasság — fake marriage
  • Hungarian: színlelt házasság — fake marriage
  • Japanese: 偽装結婚 (gizō kekkon) — fake marriage
  • Kazakh: жалған неке (jalğan neke) — fake marriage
  • Polish: małżeństwo fikcyjne — fake marriage
  • Portuguese: casamento de fachada — fake marriage
  • Russian: фикти́вный брак (fiktívnyj brak) — fake marriage
  • Spanish: matrimonio ficticio — fake marriage
  • Swedish: skenäktenskap — fake marriage
  • Ukrainian: фікти́вний шлюб (fiktývnyj šljub) — fake marriage