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Noun: alimony  'a-lu`mow-nee [N. Amer], a-li-mu-nee [Brit]
  1. Court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
    - maintenance

Derived forms: alimonies

Type of: support payment

Encyclopedia: Alimony