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A divorce is a legal ending to a marriage. (noun)

An example of divorce is the end of a marriage after a husband and wife have signed papers to dissolve their marriage.

Divorce means to legally dissolve a marriage. (verb)

An example of divorce is a wife telling her husband she wants to end their marriage.

See divorce in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

legal and formal dissolution of a marriage
any complete separation or disunion

transitive verb divorced, divorcing

to dissolve legally a marriage between; separate by divorce
to dissolve the marriage with (one's spouse)
to separate; disunite

intransitive verb

to get a divorce

See divorce in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(dĭ-vôrsˈ, -vōrsˈ)

noun

The legal dissolution of a marriage.
A complete or radical severance of closely connected things.

verb di·vorced, di·vorc·ing, di·vorc·es

verb, transitive

To dissolve the marriage bond between.
To end marriage with (one's spouse) by way of legal divorce.
To cut off; separate or disunite: an idea that was completely divorced from reality. See Synonyms at separate.

verb, intransitive

To obtain a divorce.

(dĭ-vôr-sāˈ, -sēˈ, -vōr-, -vôrˈsāˌ, -sēˌ, -vōrˈ-)

noun

A divorced man.

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