The law does not require that every marriage must begin with a betrothal. But it recognizes that if a betrothal has been made, the injured party is entitled to claim damages from the party which commits a breach of the betrothal agreement.(4) The man who is betrothed to a woman can claim damages from any man who has wrongfully had sexual intercourse with such woman after he has rescinded the betrothal agreement.(5) He can also claim compensation from another man who has raped or attempted to rape his fiancee if that man knew or ought to have known that such woman had been betrothed to the claimant without the rescission of such betrothal agreement being necessary. A woman who is betrothed is not entitled to claim from another woman who has had sexual intercourse with her fiance. She can only refuse to marry him if he cohabits with another woman as husband and wife on the ground that he has committed a misconduct and made it unsuitable for her to marry him. She can rescind the betrothal agreement without returning the "Khongman", i.e. engagement property, to the man.(6)