divorcement
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6.1
- noun
- /dɪˈvɔrsmənt/
- Archaic
:
divorcio
- The couple decided to pursue a divorcement to end their marriage legally.
- bill of divorcement
Examples
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31. It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement.
Blog text (12) -
If ever my will did trespass against his love... ...either in discourse of thought or actual deed... ...or that mine eyes, mine ears... ...or any sense, delighted them in any other form... ...or that I do not yet... ...and ever did and ever will... ...though he do shake me off to beggarly divorcement... ...love him dearly... ...comfort forswear me!
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...A bill of divorcement?
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LDS members view Gentile marriage as a "bill of divorcement" because of the wedding vow "till death us do part."
Academic text (2001) -
Anyway, Moses made a civil law that a man had to have a "Bill of Divorcement" in order to break off a bethrothal (engagement), not a consummated marriage.
Blog text (7) -
Most Protestants believe divorce (not annulment, but divorce) is legitimate under certain circumstances, yet their pastors have no authority (neither do they claim authority) to issue a "writ of divorcement."
Blog text (9) -
After years of unhappiness, they finally completed their divorcement in court.
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The lawyer explained the steps involved in obtaining a divorcement to his client.
Synonyms
963
2.9
An official ending of a marriage by a court
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6.8
The official ending of a group like a partnership or parliament
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5.2
The legal ending of a marriage that a court approves
A polite way to say divorce without mentioning it directly
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Divorcement comes from Latin parts di- meaning 'apart' and -vert meaning 'turn', the same root you see in invert and convert. So a divorcement is literally a 'turning apart', the legal end or separation of a marriage.