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diriment impediment

noun
dir·​i·​ment impediment | \ ˈdirəmənt-\

Definition of diriment impediment

: a disability that makes void a marriage contracted even with the required legal solemnities

History and Etymology for diriment impediment

Latin diriment-, dirimens, present participle of dirimere to take apart, interrupt, destroy

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