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English noun: diriment impediment

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


Broader (hypernym)balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment


Domain categorycanon law, ecclesiastical law









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