Definition of "elopement" []

• The act of eloping (noun)

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• "Kalash tribeswomen also have much more social freedom than many of their Pakistani counterparts; for instance, marriage-by-elopement is a custom and a celebration, even involving women who are already married."
• "Note 12: The elopement is self-explanatory, but the other methods require clarification."
• "To picture Whiskers-on-the-moon as the hero of an elopement is beyond my power."