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CUM COPULA Definition & Legal Meaning

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Lat With copulation, i. e., sexual intercourse. Used in speaking of the validity of a marriage contracted “per verba de futuro cum copula,” that is, with words referring to the future (a future intention to have the marriage solemnized) and consummated by sexual connection.

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