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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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Origin of divorcement

divorce + -ment

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

From Time Magazine Archive

He was sure that the lower court would order divorcement.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

The court, said he, obviously had no thought of divorcement.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Let him write her a bill of divorcement and give it in her hand and send her out of his house."

From The Necessity of Atheism by Brooks, David Marshall

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