dissolution of marriage
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5.2
- noun
- /ˌdɪsəˈluːʃən əv ˈmɛrɪdʒ/
- Formal
:
disolución del matrimonio
- Today, my lawyer is filing for dissolution of marriage on my behalf.
That is, I see some of that, but I also do see it's less a dissolution of marriage than it is of the idea of commitment.
- That is, I see some of that, but I also do see it's less a dissolution of marriage than it is of the idea of commitment.
Examples
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"Dissolution of marriage"?
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Recession, economic uncertainty, separation and dissolution of marriages, and changing values that support the right and ability of women to pursue the career goals of their choosing are all conditions that are firmly in place.
Academic text (1993) -
Her lawyer, "Dissolution of marriage."
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That is, I see some of that, but I also do see it's less a dissolution of marriage than it is of the idea of commitment.
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In the last sentence of this statement, Ang Lee himself points to the global nature of the story of the dissolution of marriage and family that is a common theme in his work.
Academic text (2009) -
In Arizona, a party typically has 20 days to respond after being served with a petition for dissolution of marriage, modification of custody, etc.
Blog text (11) -
Family and community have served as this earthly authority in the past, and are a good alternative to oversight by a bureaucratic state, which has a greater interest in the dissolution of marriage than its preservation.
Blog text (23) -
Besides the papal citation of the Pauline Privilege, there is the less ancient claim to the Petrine Privilege or dissolution of marriage by the papal power of the keys.
Academic text (2004) -
It permits dissolution of marriage for good reason when there is no sacrament and will grant a dissolution of a sacramental marriage when it is not consummated.
Academic text (2004) -
Today, my lawyer is filing for dissolution of marriage on my behalf.
Synonyms
24
6.5
The legal ending of a marriage or agreement so it is as if it never existed
20
6.8
The official ending of a group like a partnership or parliament
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6.1
The legal end of a marriage decided by a court
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7.3
Official ending that makes a legal document or decision no longer accepted by law
Antonyms
How Final
- Formal
24
6.5
- Formal
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5.2
963
2.9
- Formal
1
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
dissolution + of + marriage
The phrase is a straightforward nominal composition: 'dissolution' (the act of ending) + 'of' (relational preposition) + 'marriage' (the legal partnership), so the meaning 'legal termination of a marriage' is directly derivable from its parts. This is a common, cross-linguistic legal construction and therefore would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Dissolution of marriage uses the image of dissolution as undoing a joined thing: imagine a knot that once tied two people together being slowly untied by a court. That's why the phrase means the court officially 'ends' the marriage.