DIRIMENT IMPEDIMENT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("diriment impediment" is a kind of...):

balk; baulk; check; deterrent; handicap; hinderance; hindrance; impediment (something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress)

Domain category:

canon law; ecclesiastical law (the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church)

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