/?p?l.?.mo?.ni/anamountofmoneythat acourtoflawordersapersontopayto his or herpartnerafter they endtheirrelationship, when they were notmarried:（非婚同居者分居后经法院判定由一方付给另一方的）生活费，津贴Shesuedtheactorfor palimony, saying she gave up herjobwhen hepromisedtomarryher.她对这名演员提起诉讼，要求支付生活费，她表示当初他答应与她结婚时，她放弃了自己的工作。Thecourtsaid there was nobasisfor a palimonysuitunlessacouplelivedtogether.法院表示，除非一对伴侣生活在一起，否则没有理由提起有关生活费的诉讼。ComparealimonyMore examples
Shewantspalimony for herloyaltyanddevotionduringtheir3-yearrelationship.
He wasfacinga multimillion-dollar palimonysuitfrom aformeremployeewhoclaimedthat foryearsthey had beenlovers.
Hepresidedover severalhigh-profilecasesincludingthe Britt Ekland and Rod Stewart palimonytrial.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesRelationships: ending & divorce
affiliation order
annul
annulment
breaksomethingup
bust up
child support
chuck
dump
ghost
givesomeonethe elbowidiom
givesomeonethe heave-hoidiom
givesomeonethe pushidiom
go off withsomeone
grow apart
run out onsomeone/something
separate
separation
split up
throw
throwsomeoneover
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