divorce
The legal process that ends a marriage.
The official and legal process by which a marriage is formally ended by a court or other authority.
To legally stop being married to someone.
To officially and legally end a marriage with one's spouse through a court or other authority.
A total split or separation between two things.
A complete and clear separation between two things, often used figuratively outside of marriage contexts.
- Base: divorce
- Plural: divorce, divorces
- Base: divorce
- 3rd Person Singular: divorces
- Present Participle: divorcing
- Past: divorced
divorce settlement
1agreement after marriage ends
A legal agreement about money and property after a marriage ends.
- The divorce settlement included child support payments.
- They reached a fair divorce settlement.
divorced from reality
1out of touch with reality
Not connected to what is real or true.
- His ideas are completely divorced from reality.
- The plan seems divorced from reality.
get a divorce
1legally end a marriage
To finish the legal steps needed to end a marriage.
- They decided to get a divorce after years of problems.
- She got a divorce last summer.
no-fault divorce
1marriage end without blame proof
A type of divorce where no one has to prove the other did something wrong.
- They applied for a no-fault divorce.
- No-fault divorce is allowed in many countries.
file for divorce
1Officially start legal process to end marriage
To give legal papers to end your marriage to your husband or wife.
- After years of problems, they decided to file for divorce.
- He filed for divorce in January.
- She filed for divorce last month.
- They filed for divorce after living apart for two years.