divorcement
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- predivorcement noun
Etymology
Origin of divorcement
Example Sentences
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In an access of love for both Avigdor and Hadass, Yentl reveals to Avigdor that she is not a man and files a bill of divorcement so that her two dearest friends may marry.
From Time Magazine Archive
Moreover, added Sam, well aware of the closeness of many moviemakers, "it will be necessary to see that divorcement means more than just a transfer of circuit control from one set of hands to another."
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The court, said he, obviously had no thought of divorcement.
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To many a lawyer, it looked as if the Supreme Court wanted complete divorcement.
From Time Magazine Archive
A certain Israelite of Sidon, having lived many years with his wife without being blessed with offspring, made up his mind to give her a bill of divorcement.
From Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala by Various
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