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Marriage s are said to be consummated when the act of Sexual Intercourse has taken place after the ceremony. In some theologies or societies, a marriage is not considered a binding contract until and unless it has been consummated. Within the Catholic Church , a refusal to consummate the marriage is one of the main reasons to obtain an Annulment . In the United States legal system, there have been Supreme Court rulings that a marriage could be declared null and void if it had not been consummated. The Adjective consummate describes something that is complete or a person that is supremely skilled. ETYMOLOGY The word ''consummate'' is probably derived from the Latin roots 'com' and 'summa'. EXTERNAL LINKS |