marital right's Usage Examples:

Sexual relations between marriage partners have been a "marital right" in various societies and religions, both historically and in modern.

"Lebanese women take on Muslim judges who call rape a 'marital right'".

ISBN 9780199668526 "Lebanese women take on Muslim judges who call rape a 'marital right'".

with the significant development of women's rights, the belief of a marital right to force sexual intercourse has become less widely held.

Joseph refuses to have sex with her, as he has no marital right to do so and it would be a sin against the god Yahweh (Genesis 39:6–10).

Law added new offences of the use of threats or violence to claim a “marital right to intercourse.

293 (2014) gives a legal “marital right of intercourse.

Synonyms:

matrimonial; married;

Antonyms:

unmated; unmarried;