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Marriage
(redirected from bride price)

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Marriage
A legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife.
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Joseph Mabor Marial noted that the inflation of bride price may be a "deadly cultural practice in our society" if it is not abandoned, since prices such as 200 head of cattle for a dowry can just be a boastful way of saying 'I am the boss,' i.
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