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divorce English

Meaning divorce meaning

What does divorce mean?
Definitions in simple English

divorce Noun

— Divorce is the legal ending of a marriage. Did you know that Richard and Sarah got a divorce? — A separation of connected things.

divorce Verb

— To divorce is to legally end a marriage between two people. The captain of a ship can marry couples, but cannot divorce them. — If you divorce someone, you end your marriage to them. Lucy divorced Steve when she found that he had been unfaithful. — To separate something that was connected. The smaller group voted to divorce itself from the larger one. — To get a legal divorce. Edna and Simon divorced last year; he got the house, and she got the business.

divorce

— noun the legal dissolution of a marriage — verb (= disassociate) part; cease or break association with She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president — verb get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage The couple divorced after only 6 months

Synonyms divorce synonyms

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divorce English » English

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Divorce English » English

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Topics divorce topics

What do people use divorce to talk about?
Person Life Marriage

Divorce
Social behavior Behavior Love

Abandon
Social behavior Law

Court of law

Conjugation divorce conjugation

How do you conjugate divorce?

divorce · verb

Examples divorce examples

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Simple sentences

Tom's third marriage was unhappy and he was considering yet another divorce.
They issued a statement saying that the rumors regarding their divorce were complete nonsense. And yet, there's no smoke without fire.
Tom is threatening his wife with divorce.
Why did you divorce her?
Mary threatened to divorce Tom.
I'll not divorce you, unless you give me a good reason.
The rumor is going around that the actress is going to get a divorce.
It was obvious to everyone that the marriage would sooner or later end in divorce.
The Catholic Church is opposed to divorce.
Compared with those in America, Japanese marriages rarely end in divorce.
I hear their marriage is on the rocks and they'll probably file for divorce soon.
She had good reason to file for a divorce.
She won't agree to a divorce.
I think she will divorce him.
It takes time to heal from a divorce.
It was a shock to hear about Tom's divorce.
The divorce left the man with emotional wounds.
She wants a divorce.
When did you learn of Mary's divorce?
Jeff and Mia are making a last ditch effort to avoid a divorce.
Can't you divorce fantasy from reality?
I will consent to the divorce.
She wanted to get a divorce.
I'm sorry to hear that you got a divorce.
Divorce is becoming more common nowadays.

Movie subtitles

His wife has issued divorce proceedings.
What, with news of your divorce, you were distracted; you weren't really in the mood.
It was never going to last, and it didn't, but you divorce a wife, you don't divorce a child.
Since I do not want to regret my life because of your passions,. it is better that we divorce.
I want to divorce from my husband.
I want to divorce from my wife.
Catherine - You have falled to provide a male her to the throne. Declare yourself WIII Ing to divorce so that I may marry again.
Anne asked me to come see you about the divorce.
I was too poor to buy her a wedding present, so a divorce is her present.
The lawyer comes to see the kid to talk over the divorce, you know.
Are you familiar with the law of divorce, mr. Hornblower?
When a woman that went with men to get them their divorce.
Tell the divorce court.
Madam, before I get through with you, you will have a clear case for divorce. and so will my wife.
Is it true you'll get a divorce as soon as your husband recovers his sight?
Anne asked me to come and see you about the divorce.
I was too poor to get a wedding present, so I'll give her a divorce.
The lawyer comes to see the kid to talk over the divorce.
Why did your mother divorce him?
If I divorce her, will you marry her and take care of her the rest of her life?
Ever since you came back from Tibet. I've felt you were planning to divorce me and marry a laboratory.
I'll not only divorce you, but I'll beat you as well. if ever again you get me mixed up in a mess like this.
Selma does decide to get a divorce, how do I know you won't fight it?
Ever ask her to divorce him and marry you?
Then why did you divorce him?
But I don't want a divorce.
If our wives find out we had some low-down brothers like that they'd divorce us.
My divorce will be granted, but I don't think my freedom will mean much if you don't share it.
You could divorce me in two weeks.
He wants to divorce you and marry me.
All you have to do to get a divorce in this family, is just say the word.
First thing you know, they're in a divorce court.
I wouldn't go on living with you if you were dipped in platinum. So divorce me. lt'll be a pleasure.
Then I'll divorce you.

News and current affairs

But there is another, darker side to this craving, which is the wish to see idols dragged through the mud in vicious gossip magazines, divorce courts, and so on.
Moreover, there are several objective reasons why the current friction between Europe and the US is unlikely to lead to divorce.
Or genes that make you gay, religious, prone to divorce, or even genes that determine how you vote?
Illness, divorce, or the loss of a job often is enough to push them over the brink.
It is the logical equivalent of advising a couple to remain married because divorce is too expensive.
The right to own property, vote, work, divorce, the right to choose whether or not to have children have been secured only through political struggle.
My wife threatens me with divorce and other disciplinary measures.
Like a doomed marriage, it is better to have rules for the inevitable divorce that make separation less costly to both sides.
Finally, an exit would force European policymakers to formalize their so-far unwritten and even unspecified rules for divorce.
Will it give us the right to divorce the husbands who abandon us?
Secession is in itself neither good nor bad: like divorce, it may make people more or less content.
The vote of confidence that just took place finalized Berlusconi's divorce with the leader of the Italian right, Fini.
It is to recognize that in some places divorce is inevitable, and to ensure that it is as amicable as possible.
As time goes by, Israelis and Palestinians increasingly want to divorce themselves from each other.
Divorce is anathema.
Good riddance, they might say, once the divorce finally comes through; now the true Europeans can finally unite in peace.
Parliamentarians were offended by press coverage of Queen Caroline's divorce in 1820, and by newspapers' mockery of King George IV.
In the 1860's and 1870's, they were appalled at how publishers boosted newspaper circulation by reporting on divorce courts (and the scandalous behavior of individual politicians).
The most famous of these studies, anthropologist Helen Fisher's The Anatomy of Love, explains the evolutionary impetus for human tendencies in courtship, marriage, adultery, divorce, and childrearing.
BANGKOK - China's government and Hong Kong's wealthiest man, the much-admired Li Ka-shing, have been waging an acidic spat - one that increasingly looks like a bitter divorce being played out in tabloid newspapers.
For weeks I have sat at my television watching the World Cup. My wife threatens me with divorce and other disciplinary measures.
This leaves them economically vulnerable when divorce or widowhood strikes.
The last three decades also saw the divorce of social policies from overall development strategies as a consequence of the drive for smaller government.

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