right of divorce

  • 1DIVORCE — (Heb. גֵּרוּשִׁין), the formal dissolution of the marriage bond. IN THE BIBLE Divorce was accepted as an established custom in ancient Israel (cf. Lev. 21:7, 14; 22:13; Num. 30:10; Deut. 22:19, 29). In keeping with the other cultures of the Near… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 2Divorce (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).… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 3Divorce —    In strongly Catholic Italy, the right to divorce was one of the major social and political issues of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The right to legal separation was first proposed in October 1965 by the socialist deputy Loris Fortuna.… …

    Historical Dictionary of modern Italy

  • 4Divorce (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… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 5Divorce law around the world — This article is a general overview of divorce laws around the world. Every nation in the world except the Philippines and the Vatican City allow some form of divorce. Contents 1 Muslim societies 2 Argentina 3 Brazil …

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  • 6Divorce (Islamic) — Part of a series on Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh) …

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  • 7Divorce — For other uses, see Divorce (disambiguation). Family law …

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  • 8Divorce law in Sweden —   Divorce Law in Sweden Legal Marriage Code 1987 Chapter 5 Parties Involved …

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  • 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… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 10divorce — 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… …

    Black's law dictionary