divorce

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They should take into account whether your divorce is amicable, whether you have children, and the grounds for divorce (unless you live in a no fault state like California).

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  1. noun The legal dissolution of a marriage.
  2. noun A complete or radical severance of closely connected things.
  3. transitive verb To dissolve the marriage bond between.
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  • It seemed to Warren that his divorce was an affair of little consequence; he had started it off, and it would happen; let the lawyers get on with it. —  Ruined City by Nevil Shute
  • "I think we can say that your divorce was the result of inadequate preparation for marriage," he said. —  Secret Ceremonies
  • One reason for the divorce was the indisputable fact that his gourmet meditations made him fat. —  F ;SF; - vol 100 issue 02 - February 2001
  • They should take into account whether your divorce is amicable, whether you have children, and the grounds for divorce (unless you live in a no fault state like California). —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has suggested he could still rekindle his relationship with his wife Slavica - just days after their divorce was agreed. —  Latest News Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World Telegraph
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dīvortium, from dīvortere, to divert, variant of dīvertere; see divert.

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  1. from Middle English divorse, devorse, from Old French divorce, French divorce = Provencal divorsi = Spanish Portuguese divorcio = Italian divorzio, from Latin divortium, a separation, divorce, from divortere, divertere, separate: see divert.
  2. = French divorcer = Spanish Portuguese divorciar = Italian divorziare, from Middle Latin divortiare, divorce; from the noun.
 

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