Thesaurus: divorce

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1. n. 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.
2. n. The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband -- divorce a mensa et toro (/ thoro), "from bed board."
3. n. The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved.
4. n. Separation; disunion of things closely united.
5. n. That which separates.
6. n. To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or partially; to separate by divorce.
7. n. To separate or disunite; to sunder.
8. n. To make away; to put away.
9. n. the legal dissolution of a marriage
10. v. part; cease or break association with
11. v. get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage