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diriment

[ dir-uh-muhnt ]
/ ˈdɪr ə mənt /
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adjective
causing to become wholly void; nullifying.
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Origin of diriment

1840–50; <Latin diriment-, stem of dirimēns, present participle of dirimere;see diremption

Words nearby diriment

dirhinous, Dirichlet, dirigible, dirigisme, dirigo, diriment, diriment impediment, dirk, Dirksen, dirl, dirndl
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How to use diriment in a sentence

  • The simple vow of chastity made by the scholastics is a diriment impediment of matrimony.

    The Jesuits, 1534-1921|Thomas J. Campbell

  • The instruments used to render its strict theory ineffective are "diriment impediments" and "dispensations."

    A Short History of Women's Rights|Eugene A. Hecker

British Dictionary definitions for diriment

diriment
/ (ˈdɪrɪmənt) /
adjective
(of an impediment to marriage in canon law) totally invalidating
rare nullifying

Word Origin for diriment

C19: from Latin dirimēns separating, from Latin dirimere to part, from dis- 1 + emere to obtain
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