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The legal termination of a marriage and the obligations created by marriage, other than by a decree of nullity or presumption of death.

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in The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History Length: 6555 words
divorce
in Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages Length: 373 words
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in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance Length: 377 words
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