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defender of the bond

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noun

Roman Catholic Church.

  1. an official appointed in each diocese to uphold marriages of disputed validity.

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A canon lawyer called the defender of the bond will be tasked with arguing that I should still be married.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 18, 2015

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