civil union vs mating

civil union

noun
  • A legal union similar to marriage, established to allow same-sex couples (and, in some jurisdictions, opposite-sex couples) rights similar to those married couples have. 

mating

noun
  • Sexual union; copulation. 

  • Pairing of organisms for copulation. 

adj
  • Fitting into or onto a corresponding part, as a matched plug and socket. 

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