diriment

[ dir-uh-muhnt ]

adjective

1. causing to become wholly void; nullifying.

diriment

/ ˈdɪrɪmənt /

adjective

1. (of an impediment to marriage in canon law) totally invalidating
2. rare.
   nullifying

Word History and Origins

Origin of diriment¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of diriment¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg