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diriment
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dir·i·ment
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mənt
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adjective
causing to become wholly void; nullifying.
Origin:
1840–50;
<
Latin
diriment-,
stem of
dirimēns,
present participle of
dirimere;
see
diremption
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diriment
(ˈdɪrɪmənt)
—
adj
1.
(of an impediment to marriage in canon law) totally invalidating
2.
rare
nullifying
[C19: from Latin
dirimēns
separating, from Latin
dirimere
to part, from
dis-
1
+
emere
to obtain]
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