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In many traditions and statutes of civil or religious law, the consummation of a marriage, often called simply consummation, is the first (or first officially credited) act of sexual intercourse between two people, either following their marriage to each other or after a prolonged sexual attraction.
Legal definition of consummation dismissed by gay rights groups as irrelevant but seized on by church and Tory opponents. Edward Leigh MP said redefining consummation would have 'profound effects on the ability of individuals to have a marriage annulled.' Photograph: PA.