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Restitution of Conjugal Rights
A remedy compelling a spouse who has withdrawn from the other's society, without reasonable cause, to return.
Detailed Meaning
Restitution of conjugal rights is a matrimonial remedy under which a court, satisfied that a spouse has withdrawn from the society of the other without reasonable excuse, may pass a decree directing that spouse to resume cohabitation. Non-compliance with such a decree can be a ground for subsequent relief such as divorce.
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