DIVORCED

divorced

(adjective) of someone whose marriage has been legally dissolved

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Adjective

divorced

Cut off, or separated.

(of a marriage) Legally dissolved.

(of persons formerly married) Having had one's marriage legally dissolved.

Synonyms

• split

Antonyms

• connected

• married

• engaged

Verb

divorced

simple past tense and past participle of divorce

Source: Wiktionary

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DIVORCE

Di*vorce", n. Etym: [F. divorce, L. divortium, fr. divortere, divertere, to turn different ways, to separate. See Divert.]

1. (Law) (a) 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." (b) The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband -- divorce a mensa et toro (or thoro), "from bed board."

2. The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved.

3. Separation; disunion of things closely united. To make divorce of their incorporate league. Shak.

4. That which separates. [Obs.] Shak. Bill of divorce. See under Bill.

Di*vorce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Divorced; p. pr. & vb. n. Divorcing.] Etym: [Cf. F. divorcer. See Divorce, n.]

1. To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or partially; to separate by divorce.

2. To separate or disunite; to sunder. It [a word] was divorced from its old sense. Earle.

3. To make away; to put away. Nothing but death Shall e'er divorce my dignities. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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