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Definition of Divorce

1. Verb. Part; cease or break association with. "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president"

2. Noun. The legal dissolution of a marriage.

3. Verb. Get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage. "Sam and Sue divorce"; "The couple divorced after only 6 months"

Definition of Divorce

1. n. A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a court or other body having competent authority. This is properly a divorce, and called, technically, divorce a vinculo matrimonii.

2. v. t. To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or partially; to separate by divorce.

Definition of Divorce

1. Noun. The legal dissolution of a marriage. ¹

2. Noun. A separation of connected things. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To legally dissolve a marriage between two people. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To end one's own marriage in this way. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To separate something that was connected. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) To obtain a legal divorce. ¹

7. Noun. A divorced man. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Divorce

1. to terminate the marriage contract between [v -VORCED, -VORCING, -VORCES]

Medical Definition of Divorce

1. 1. A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a court or other body having competent authority. This is properly a divorce, and called, technically, divorce a vinculo matrimonii. "from the bond of matrimony." The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband divorce a mensa et toro (or thoro), "from bed board." 2. The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved. 3. Separation; disunion of things closely united. "To make divorce of their incorporate league." (Shak) 4. That which separates. Bill of divorce. See Bill. Origin: F. Divorce, L. Divortium, fr. Divortere, divertere, to turn different ways, to separate. See Divert. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Divorce

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divisors divisos divitis divorc't divorcable divorce (current term) divorce court divorce lawyer divorceable divorced

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Literary usage of Divorce

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"There is a prevailing notion that a large number of persons who seek divorce do so in order :it once to contract new marriages. Unfortunately there are no ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"The Constitution of the United States does not grant the Federal Government any power over the subject of divorce. In this matter, therefore, Congress can ..."

3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1921)
"I. divorce <9=>255—Judgment denying divorce to either party held not to bar wife's subsequent action for alimony. Where a husband brought a libel for ..."

4. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Carey Jones (1915)
"There are two kinds of divorce, the one total, the other partial;12 the one a vin- ... 12 Tite law of divorce.—divorce was entirely unknown to the courts of ..."

5. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1907)
"the date of the divorce, the sum of her«er- penses in the divorce suit which had been approved by the local court, and an additional sum of $1500 for the ..."

6. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1905)
"Hirsh (H.) New edition of Hirsh's tabulated digest of the divorce laws of the ... How to get a divorce. A disquisition: to which is appended a compilation ..."

7. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1909)
"But the divorce merely released the parties from the obligations of marriage, ... The divorce Act of 1857 enabled the poor man to do what the rich man, ..."

8. Elements of International Law by Henry Wheaton (1904)
"Domicile necessary to give jurisdiction to divorce. § 151c. Case of the § 151d. Princess Bibesco. EIGHTS OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LEGISLATION. territorial ..."

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