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. "from the bond of matrimony."
The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband -- divorce a mensa et toro (or thoro), "from bed board."
The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved.
Separation; disunion of things closely united. To make divorce of their incorporate league. Shak.
That which separates. [Obs.] Shak. Bill of divorce. See under Bill.
To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or partially; to separate by divorce.
To separate or disunite; to sunder. It [a word] was divorced from its old sense. Earle.
To make away; to put away. Nothing but death Shall e'er divorce my dignities. Shak.
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