Commentary for Ketubot 96:16

מאי נשואה אילימא נשואה ממש היינו בתולה ולא בעולה אלא לאו שנכנסה לחופה ולא נבעלה

Now what [is meant by] “married”? If I say one actually married, this is the same as “‘a virgin’ but not a woman who had sex.” . Rather it must refer to a woman who entered into the huppah but did not have sex.

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