diriment impediment
Americannoun
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If an irritant clause is added, the prohibition has the force of a diriment impediment.
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The instruments used to render its strict theory ineffective are "diriment impediments" and "dispensations."
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When an Impediment Is Discovered after Marriage.—A diriment impediment or other invalidating defect is sometimes discovered after the celebration of marriage.
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Example: In itself, it is not unlawful to make an informal will, but it is unlawful to marry with a diriment impediment.
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Caius is going to the altar to be married; Claudius knows of a diriment impediment to the marriage, but cannot make it known without causing a scene and giving great scandal.
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