The Collaborative International Dictionary
Divorce \Di*vorce"\, n. [F. divorce, L. divortium, fr. divortere, divertere, to turn different ways, to separate. See Divert.]
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(Law)
A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a court or other body having competent authority. This is properly a divorce, and called, technically, divorce a vinculo matrimonii. ``from the bond of matrimony.''
The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband -- divorce a mensa et toro (or a mensa et thoro), ``from bed and board''.
The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved.
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Separation; disunion of things closely united.
To make divorce of their incorporate league.
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That which separates. [Obs.]
--Shak.Bill of divorce. See under Bill.
Divorce \Di*vorce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divorced; p. pr. & vb. n. Divorcing.] [Cf. F. divorcer. See Divorce, n.]
To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or partially; to separate by divorce.
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To separate or disunite; to sunder.
It [a word] was divorced from its old sense.
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To make away; to put away.
Nothing but death Shall e'er divorce my dignities.
--Shak.
Appendical \Ap*pend"i*cal\, a. Of or like an appendix.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The legal dissolution of a marriage. 2 A separation of connected things. 3 (context obsolete English) That which separates. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To legally dissolve a marriage between two people. 2 (context transitive English) To end one's own marriage in this way. 3 (context transitive English) To separate something that was connected. 4 (context intransitive English) To obtain a legal divorce.
n. A divorced man.
a. 1 (context generally chiefly of a book's or of books' English) Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of an appendix or appendices. 2 (context rare biology specifically English) Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of the vermiform appendix.
Usage examples of "appendical".
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But their pride was humbled, and their progress was checked, by the arms and policy of Vouti, the fifth emperor of the powerful dynasty of the Han.
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