DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the phrase dissolution of marriage. (close relations)
Definition of DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
Best Alternative Words for DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
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| annulment | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being cancelled or annulled • (law) a formal termination (of a relationship or a judicial proceeding etc) • the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation | ||||||||
| breach | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a failure to perform some promised act or obligation • an opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) verb • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • make an opening or gap in | ||||||||
| breakup | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) • coming apart | ||||||||
| disunion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the termination or destruction of union | ||||||||
| divorce | nounn | |||||||
noun • the legal dissolution of a marriage verb • part; cease or break association with • get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage | ||||||||
| parting | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of departing politely • a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions | ||||||||
| separation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of lacking unity • coming apart • the distance between things • sorting one thing from others • the social act of separating or parting company • the space where a division or parting occurs • the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) • (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) • the act of dividing or disconnecting | ||||||||
| split | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back) • an old Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea • a bottle containing half the usual amount • a promised or claimed share of loot or money • a lengthwise crack in wood • an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart • a dessert of sliced fruit and ice cream covered with whipped cream and cherries and nuts • (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl • an increase in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity • the act of rending or ripping or splitting something • division of a group into opposing factions adjective satellite • having been divided; having the unity destroyed • (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain verb • separate into parts or portions • separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways • go one's own way; move apart • come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure | ||||||||
