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di-VORS/dɪˈvɔːs/

Divorce is the legal end of a marriage: file for divorce; after the divorce. Separate is living apart without that legal step. Marry is not a clean opposite (you marry a person). Do not use divorce for leaving a job — that is resign. Advice services: housing after divorce.

Meaning

The legal ending of a marriage; as a verb, to end a marriage that way.

Examples

• “The charity advises parents on housing after divorce.”
• “They divorced after ten years, which is the verb.”

Good to know

a divorce; file for / get a divorce. Verb: divorce. Related: separate. Job: resign, not divorce. Family courts and housing advice.

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