Definition of Divorce

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Divorce

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.

The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband -- divorce a mensa et toro (/ thoro), "from bed board."

The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved.

Separation; disunion of things closely united.

That which separates.

To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or partially; to separate by divorce.

To separate or disunite; to sunder.

To make away; to put away.

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Divorce Quotations

I had a really good childhood up until I was nine, then a classic case of divorce really affected me.
Kurt Cobain

Each generation wants new symbols, new people, new names. They want to divorce themselves from their predecessors.
Jim Morrison

My wife Mary and I have been married for forty-seven years and not once have we had an argument serious enough to consider divorce; murder, yes, but divorce, never.
Jack Benny

Divorce is probably of nearly the same date as marriage. I believe, however, that marriage is some weeks the more ancient.
Voltaire

Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce.
Voltaire

Staying married may have long-term benefits. You can elicit much more sympathy from friends over a bad marriage than you ever can from a good divorce.
P. J. O'Rourke

Children must be considered in a divorce considered valuable pawns in the nasty legal and financial contest that is about to ensue.
P. J. O'Rourke

In Hollywood, an equitable divorce settlement means each party getting fifty percent of publicity.
Lauren Bacall

He taught me housekeeping; when I divorce I keep the house.
Zsa Zsa Gabor

Conrad Hilton was very generous to me in the divorce settlement. He gave me 5000 Gideon Bibles.
Zsa Zsa Gabor

Divorce Translations

divorce in Danish is skilsmisse
divorce in Dutch is echtscheiding, scheiding
divorce in German is scheiden, Ehescheidung, Scheidung
divorce in Italian is divorzio
divorce in Latin is abruptio
divorce in Norwegian is skildmisse, skilles
divorce in Spanish is divorcio

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