divorce

1 law a :  to legally dissolve one's marriage with :  to end marriage with (one's spouse) by divorce (see ¹divorce 1) She divorced her husband.b :  to dissolve the marriage contract between They were divorced last year. They are getting divorced.

2 :  to make or keep separate :  separate divorce church from state media narratives divorced from reality

law :  to obtain a divorce They divorced two years later.

:  a divorced man

:  a legal ending of a marriage

:  to end a marriage legally :  get a divorce

:  the dissolution of a valid marriage granted especially on specified statutory grounds (as adultery) arising after the marriage — compare annulment Editor's note: The most common grounds for divorce are absence from the marital home, drug or alcohol addiction, adultery, cruelty, conviction of a crime, desertion, insanity, and nonsupport. absolute divorce :  a divorce that completely and permanently dissolves the marital relationship and terminates marital rights (as property rights) and obligations (as fidelity) divorce a mensa et thoro \-ˌā-ˈmen-sə-ˌet-ˈthȯr-ō, -ˌä-ˈmen-sä-ˌet-ˈthō-rō\ :  a separation governed by a court order :  legal separation divorce a vinculo matrimonii \-ˌā-ˈviŋ-kyu̇-ˌlō-ˌma-trə-ˈmō-nē-ˌī, -ˌä-ˈviŋ-kü-ˌlō-ˌmä-trē-ˈmō-nē-ˌē\ :  absolute divorce in this entry limited divorce :  an intentional cessation of cohabitation between spouses :  separation no–fault divorce :  an absolute divorce that is not based on either spouse's fault and that is granted usually on the grounds of an irretrievable breakdown or when the spouses have lived apart for a statutorily specified period of time

1 :  to dissolve the marriage of (a spouse) by judgment or decree of divorce

2 :  to sever the marital relationship with (a spouse) by means of a judgment or decree of divorce

:  to obtain a divorce