1
law
: the action or an instance of legally dissolving (see dissolve entry 1 sense 1d) a marriage
2
: separation, severance
divorce of the secular and the spiritual
divorced; divorcing
1
law
a
: to legally dissolve one's marriage with : to end marriage with (one's spouse) by divorce (see divorce entry 1 sense 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.
di·vor·cé
də-ˌvȯr-ˈsā
-ˈsē
-ˈvȯr-ˌsā
: a divorced man
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