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divorce(1)(dictionary)
divorce(2)(dictionary)
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Divorce(law)
GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE(law)
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ABSOLUTE DIVORCE:(law)
divorce 2, verb(dictionary)
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divorce(1) (iou)



divorce noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin divortium separation, divorce, from divortere, divertere DIVERT.]
Legal dissolution of marriage by a court or other competent body, or according to recognized forms; a decree dissolving a marriage. LME.
divorce case, divorce court, divorce law, etc.
G. Gorer The people who would end the marriage legally, by divorce or separation. Attrib.:
Severance, complete separation, esp. of what ought to be or have been united. LME.
B. Russell Slavery began the divorce between the purpose of the work and the purposes of the worker.
Something which causes divorce or separation. rare (Shakes.). L16-E17.
divorceless adjective not practising or liable to divorce L16.