English-Thai Dictionary

alimony

N ค่าเลี้ยงดู  ค่าเลี้ยงดู ที่ ศาล สั่ง ให้ จ่าย ให้ กับ คู่ครอง หลัง การหย่า  kar-liang-du

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALIMONY

n.[L. alimonia, of alo, to feed. See Aliment. ] An allowance made for the support of a woman, legally separated from her husband. The sum is fixed by the proper judge, and granted out of the husband's estate.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALIMONY

Al "i *mo *ny, n. Etym: [L. alimonia, alimonium, nourishment, sustenance, fr. alere to nourish. ]

 

1. Maintenance; means of living.

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same. Wharton. Burrill.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

alimony

al i mo ny |ˈaləˌmōnē ˈæləˌmoʊni | ▶noun a husband's or wife's court-ordered provision for a spouse after separation or divorce. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘nourishment, means of subsistence ’): from Latin alimonia ‘nutriment, ’ from alere ‘nourish. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

alimony

alimony |ˈalɪməni | ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly N. Amer. a husband's (or wife's ) provision for a spouse after separation or divorce; maintenance. ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘nourishment, means of subsistence ’): from Latin alimonia ‘nutriment ’, from alere ‘nourish ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

alimony

alimony noun he has failed to pay alimony for more than two years: financial support, maintenance, support; child support.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

alimony

alimony noun N. Amer. his ex-wife has been trying to track him down for alimony: financial support, maintenance, support, provision, allowance, keep, upkeep, sustenance, livelihood, subsistence, living expenses; child support; Scottish aliment.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

alimony

al i mo ny /ǽlɪmòʊni |-məni /名詞 U 1 ｟主に米 ｠〘法 〙離婚後扶養料, 慰謝料 (→maintenance , palimony ).2 生活費 ; 扶養費 .