meaning of divorce
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.
2. The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband -- divorce a mensa et toro (/ thoro), "from bed board. 3.">"
3. The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved.
4. Separation; disunion of things closely united.
5. That which separates.
6. To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or partially; to separate by divorce.
7. To separate or disunite; to sunder.
8. To make away; to put away.
9. the legal dissolution of a marriage
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