| divorce | | |
| n. (act) | 1. divorce, divorcement | the legal dissolution of a marriage. |
| ~ separation | the social act of separating or parting company.; "the separation of church and state" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| v. (social) | 2. disassociate, disjoint, dissociate, disunite, divorce | part; cease or break association with.; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" |
| ~ break up, part, split, split up, separate, break | discontinue an association or relation; go different ways.; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" |
| v. (social) | 3. divorce, split up | get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage.; "The couple divorced after only 6 months" |
| ~ break up, part, split, split up, separate, break | discontinue an association or relation; go different ways.; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" |
| ~ get hitched with, get married, hook up with, marry, wed, conjoin, espouse | take in marriage. |
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