absolute divorce
1absolute divorce — see divorce Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
2absolute divorce — See divorce a vinculo matrimonii under divorce …
3absolute divorce — See divorce a vinculo matrimonii under divorce …
4absolute divorce — A judicial dissolution or termination of the bonds of matrimony, because of marital misconduct or other statutory cause arising after the marriage ceremony, with the result that the status of the parties is changed from coverture to that of… …
5Divorce (in Moral Theology) — Divorce (in Moral Theology) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Divorce (in Moral Theology) This subject will be treated here under two distinct heads: First, divorce in moral theology; second, divorce in civil jurisprudence. The term… …
6Divorce (in Civil Jurisprudence) — Divorce (in Civil Jurisprudence) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Divorce (in Civil Jurisprudence) Divorce is defined in jurisprudence as the dissolution or partial suspension by law of the marriage relation (Bouvier s Law Dictionary).… …
7divorce — di·vorce 1 n [Middle French, from Latin divortium, from divortere divertere to leave one s marriage partner, from di away, apart + vertere to turn]: the dissolution of a valid marriage granted esp. on specified statutory grounds (as adultery)… …
8divorce — The legal separation of man and wife, effected by the judgment or decree of a court, and either totally dissolving the marriage relation, or suspending its effects so far as concerns the cohabitation of the parties. See also alimony equitable… …
9divorce — The legal separation of man and wife, effected by the judgment or decree of a court, and either totally dissolving the marriage relation, or suspending its effects so far as concerns the cohabitation of the parties. See also alimony equitable… …
10divorce — A dissolution f the marriage relation between husband and w1e, the term, standing alone, importing a complete severance of the tie by which the parties were united. Miller v Miller, 33 Cal 353. A divorce decree is a judgment. Jelin v Jelm, 155… …