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Meanings of divorce in English

Russian
развод
Portuguese
divorcio
Spanish
disolución del matrimonio
Catalan
separació
Wikidata

Termination of a marital union.

      Related terms
      развод
      Portuguese
      separar
      Catalan
      divorciar-se

      Part; cease or break association with.

            separar
            Portuguese
            divorcio
            Catalan
            divorci
            Spanish
            divorcio

            The legal dissolution of a marriage.

                  divorcio
                  Portuguese
                  divorciar
                  Catalan
                  divorciar-se

                  Get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage.

                        divorciar
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                        Examples for "split up"
                        Examples for "split up"
                        1
                        The other four members of the group split up the following year.
                        Reuters
                        2
                        They'd split up, Doris and Bert, a year after I left home.
                        Life
                        3
                        Following the split up both companies were seen as potential takeover targets.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        The couple had split up several months previously but remained business partners.
                        The Guardian
                        5
                        Moller-Maersk could split up into separate companies, its chairman said on Thursday.
                        Reuters
                        Usage of divorce in English
                        1
                        Most divorce cases are matters of public record, say family law attorneys.
                        Reuters
                        2
                        Rising incomes and rising divorce rates have driven women's new financial freedom.
                        The Guardian
                        3
                        The rise of divorce means more children are dealing with family breakdown.
                        The Irish Times
                        4
                        This second marriage, however, was of short duration and ended in divorce.
                        Ghosts
                        5
                        And Relate is currently dealing with a divorce problem unthinkable in 1938.
                        The Guardian
                        6
                        Ms Young filed for divorce in June after 24 years of marriage.
                        News.com.au
                        7
                        The divorce papers were filed at the New York State Supreme Court.
                        BBC
                        8
                        The divorce deal has been rejected three times by the UK parliament.
                        News.com.au
                        9
                        Anyway, TMZ reports that Meeks struck a deal in his divorce case.
                        Ebony
                        10
                        Few weeks later Shaw named as 7th corespondent in famous divorce case.
                        The new yorker
                        11
                        However, divorce in parents was not associated with internet addiction in adolescents.
                        Pubmed
                        12
                        Rather than an outright divorce, Republicans ought to consider a different approach.
                        Reuters
                        13
                        But the crisis is not serious because the divorce will be amicable.
                        The Irish Times
                        14
                        The divorce came through days ago and I couldn't be more pleased.
                        Naked pictures of famous people
                        15
                        The divorce to wife number two last year had not been costly.
                        The charlemagne pursuit
                        16
                        Before her divorce five years ago, Lisa Flowers worked only one job.
                        BBC
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                        Divorce through the time
                        Divorce across language varieties
                        Australia
                        Common
                        Ireland
                        Common
                        United States of America
                        Less common
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