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1divorce — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ amicable, uncontested ▪ no fault ▪ acrimonious, bitter, messy, nasty, painful …
2petition — pe·ti·tion 1 n 1: a formal written request made to an official person or body (as a court or board) a petition for equitable relief the creditor filed a petition for involuntary bankruptcy 2: a document embodying a formal written request petition …
3divorce — di|vorce1 S3 [dıˈvo:s US o:rs] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin divertere to divert, leave one s husband ] 1.) [U and C] the legal ending of a marriage →↑separation ▪ Why doesn t she get a divorce ? ▪ In Britain, one in three marriages …
4Judicial system of the People's Republic of China — For the Ministry of Justice, see Ministry of Justice of the People s Republic of China. People s Republic of China This article is part of the series: Politics and government of …
5common law — 1. the system of law originating in England, as distinct from the civil or Roman law and the canon or ecclesiastical law. 2. the unwritten law, esp. of England, based on custom or court decision, as distinct from statute law. 3. the law… …
6WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… …
7Domestic partnership in California — Legal recognition of same sex relationships Marriage Argentina Belgium Canada Iceland Netherlands Norway Portugal South Africa Spain Sweden …
8United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
9Talaq (Nikah) — A Talaq ( ar. الطلاق) is the Islamic term for divorce and is used to end a marriage, or Nikāħ ( ar. النكاح).The rules for talaq vary among the major Islamic schools of jurisprudence. Most importantly Shia and Sunni Muslims have different rules… …
10J. Robert Oppenheimer — J. Robert Oppenheimer, c. 1944 Born …
