RESTRAINT OF MARRIAGE

restraint of marriage.A condition (esp. in a gift or bequest) that nullifies the grant to which it

applies if the grantee marries or remarries. • Restraints of marriage are usu. void if they are

general or unlimited in scope. [Cases: Contracts 111. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 245–248.] [Blacks Law 8th]