diriment
Americanadjective
adjective
-
(of an impediment to marriage in canon law) totally invalidating
-
rare nullifying
Etymology
Origin of diriment
1840–50; < Latin diriment-, stem of dirimēns, present participle of dirimere; diremption
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It should be noted that the former diriment and impedient impediments produced by espousals are no longer in force, and even a valid engagement gives no right to an action for the celebration of marriage.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 Project Gutenberg
If an irritant clause is added, the prohibition has the force of a diriment impediment.
From Project Gutenberg
When an Impediment Is Discovered after Marriage.—A diriment impediment or other invalidating defect is sometimes discovered after the celebration of marriage.
From Project Gutenberg
Example: In itself, it is not unlawful to make an informal will, but it is unlawful to marry with a diriment impediment.
From Project Gutenberg
Example: If in a pagan country Christians were so few that they could marry only infidels, and if distance or other circumstances made it impossible to seek a dispensation, the diriment impediment of disparity of worship would seem to cease for those Christians.
From Project Gutenberg
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
