Bride buying
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Bride-purchasing or bride-buying is the illegal industry or trade of “purchasing a bride” to become property and at times as property that can be resold or repurchased for reselling. Bride-purchasing or bride-selling is practiced by bride-sellers and bride-buyers in parts of countries such as India and China, among others. The practice is described as a form of “marriage of convenience”.
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See also
- Mail-order bride
- Picture bride
- Bride kidnapping
- Bride price
- Arranged marriage
- Arranged marriage in India
- Human trafficking in India
- Human trafficking in Vietnam
- Human trafficking in the People's Republic of China
- Wife selling
- Wife selling (English custom)
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