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Definition :

Solemnise, the word 'solemnize' means, in connec-tion with a marriage, to celebrate the marriage with proper ceremonies and in due form (Shorter Oxford Dictionary). It follows that unless the marriage is celebrated or performed with proper ceremonies and due form it cannot be said to be solemnized, Bhaurao Shankar Lokhande v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1965 SC 1564 (1565): (1965) 2 SCR 837. (Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, s. 17, 3)

To enter into (a marriage, contracts etc.) by a formal act usu. before witness, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1398