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[ US /dɪˈvɔɹs/ ]
[ UK /dɪvˈɔːs/ ]
NOUN
  1. the legal dissolution of a marriage
VERB
  1. get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage
    The couple divorced after only 6 months
  2. part; cease or break association with
    She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president

How To Use divorce In A Sentence

  • Our economy is unbalanced, money is in excess supply, and its circulation is completely divorced from the circulation of goods. Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy
  • In all libels for divorce where the cause alleged is adultery, and where the adverse party does not appear, or is defaulted, the person alleged to be particeps criminis with the libellee may, in the discretion of the court, be allowed to appear and contest the libel. Acts and resolves passed by the General Court
  • You may not be able to hurry love, but it seems you can speed up divorce proceedings with the push of a button. Times, Sunday Times
  • In Britain, one in every three marriages now ends in divorce.
  • The husband is required to return these assets to the wife at the end of the marriage; should the woman be divorced or should the husband predecease the wife, these assets return to her and she is to be compensated for any damage caused to them. Marriage.
  • The court granted her a decree of divorce.
  • My parents divorced nearly 50 years ago. Times, Sunday Times
  • The news of our teacher's divorce quickly circulated round the school.
  • Divorce is never the fault of one partner; it takes two.
  • But it would mean the divorcement of credit from the money mechanism, the cessation of the use of credit instruments as media of exchange.
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