alimony
/ˈælɪməni/noun
उच्चारण ऐलिमनी
गुज़ारा भत्ता (तलाक के बाद)
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money that a court orders a person to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after a divorce
गुज़ारा भत्ता (तलाक के बाद)
- The court ordered him to pay alimony of fifteen thousand rupees a month.
- After the divorce, the court asked him to pay monthly alimony to his former wife.
- She asked the court to fix the alimony she would receive each month.
+ 2 more examples
- He was struggling to pay alimony after losing his job.
- The judge increased the alimony because prices had risen.
Synonyms maintenance support allowance upkeep
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Synonyms
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al·i·mo·ny
With one l and -mony (not 'allimony' or 'alimoney'); from the Latin alere, to nourish.
एक l और अंत में -mony ('allimony' या 'alimoney' गलत है); Latin alere, पोषण करना, से।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: an allowance paid to a divorced spouse is alimony or maintenance; money paid for the support of children is child support.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: तलाकशुदा जीवनसाथी को दिया जाने वाला भत्ता alimony या maintenance; बच्चों के पालन के लिए दी गई राशि child support।
General knowledge
The Shah Bano case (1985) on maintenance for divorced Muslim women; maintenance under Section 144 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (formerly Section 125 of the CrPC).
तलाकशुदा मुस्लिम महिलाओं के भरण-पोषण पर शाह बानो केस (1985); भारतीय नागरिक सुरक्षा संहिता की धारा 144 (पहले CrPC की धारा 125) के तहत भरण-पोषण।