What is an office that keeps records of marriages and divorces called in English? I guess Civil registry is the general term, but what's the specific word for the above mentioned office?
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5Offices like this have different names in different countries. The Wikipedia article you yourself linked to gives a few of these; there is no universal name. – Janus Bahs Jacquet Dec 28 '13 at 20:26
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IN the US, this has several names. In the Us government system these records are kept at the county level (Not federal, not state, but county). It could be a Vital Records office, a County Recorder's office, or County Clerk's office, or a whole bunch of other things. – Mitch Dec 28 '13 at 22:26
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In Britain, this office is called the Register Office (informally, registry office).
A register office (frequently referred to as a "registry office" in non-official and informal use) is a British term for a civil registry, a government office and depository where births, deaths and marriages are officially recorded and where one can get officially married, without a religious ceremony. The term and function is also used in some parts of the former British Empire such as Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, and Jamaica, but not Canada.
