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diriment

(ˈdɪrɪmənt)

adj

1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (of an impediment to marriage in canon law) totally invalidating

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) rare nullifying

[C19: from Latin dirimēns separating, from Latin dirimere to part, from dis-¹ + emere to obtain]

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