diriment
Americanadjective
adjective
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(of an impediment to marriage in canon law) totally invalidating
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rare nullifying
Etymology
Origin of diriment
1840–50; < Latin diriment-, stem of dirimēns, present participle of dirimere; see diremption
Example Sentences
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It should be noted that the former diriment and impedient impediments produced by espousals are no longer in force, and even a valid engagement gives no right to an action for the celebration of marriage.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome
The instruments used to render its strict theory ineffective are "diriment impediments" and "dispensations."
From A Short History of Women's Rights From the Days of Augustus to the Present Time. with Special Reference to England and the United States. Second Edition Revised, With Additions. by Hecker, Eugene Arthur
Example: In itself, it is not unlawful to make an informal will, but it is unlawful to marry with a diriment impediment.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome
The impediment of disparity of worship became diriment through custom; it was custom that introduced the obligation of the Divine Office, and that mitigated the early law of fast.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome
If an irritant clause is added, the prohibition has the force of a diriment impediment.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome
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