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divorcement

American  
[dih-vawrs-muhnt, -vohrs-] / dɪˈvɔrs mənt, -ˈvoʊrs- /

noun

  1. divorce; separation.


divorcement British  
/ dɪˈvɔːsmənt /

noun

  1. a less common word for divorce

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of divorcement

divorce + -ment

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To many a lawyer, it looked as if the Supreme Court wanted complete divorcement.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Justice Department suit asks the court to order any necessary "divorcement, divestiture or reorganization" of IBM.

From Time Magazine Archive

"If divorcement had been ordered, stocks would have gone down ten points."

From Time Magazine Archive

Such bills of divorcement bogged down in Ohio, Minnesota, Michigan, Nebraska and Illinois.

From Time Magazine Archive

And they said, "Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away."

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