Conjugal Rights in United Kingdom

Definition of Conjugal Rights

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Conjugal Rights : The rights of either spouse of a marriage, which include the right to the other’s consortium (company), cohabitation (sexual intercourse), and maintenance during the marriage. There is, however, no longer any legal procedure for enforcing these rights. The old action for restitution of conjugal rights was abolished in 1971 and a husband insisting on sexual intercourse against the wishes of his wife may be guilty of *rape.

See also consummation of a marriage.