diriment impediment of marriage

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• Diriment impediment — Diriment Dir i*ment, a. [L. dirimens, p. pr. of dirimere. See {Dirempt}.] (Law) Absolute. [1913 Webster] {Diriment impediment} (R. C. Ch.), an impediment that nullifies marriage. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• diriment impediment — [ dɪrɪm(ə)nt] noun (in ecclesiastical law) a factor which invalidates a marriage, such as the existence of a prior marriage. Origin C19: diriment from L. diriment , dirimere interrupt …   English new terms dictionary

• diriment impediment — noun (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage) • Topics: ↑canon law, ↑ecclesiastical law • Hypernyms: ↑hindrance, ↑hinderance, ↑deterrent, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• diriment impediment — Law. a fact or circumstance that renders a marriage void from the beginning. * * * …   Universalium

• Impediment of Crime — The Impediment of Crime or crimen is, in the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, a diriment impediment to marriage arising from certain circumstance involving homicide and adultery an impediment such that it prevents the marriage bond from… …   Wikipedia

• Impediment of Crime —     Impediment of Crime     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Impediment of Crime     An Impediment of Crime nullifies marriage according to ecclesiastical law, and arises from adultery and homicide separately or together. The Roman civil law prohibited… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Diriment — Dir i*ment, a. [L. dirimens, p. pr. of dirimere. See {Dirempt}.] (Law) Absolute. [1913 Webster] {Diriment impediment} (R. C. Ch.), an impediment that nullifies marriage. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• diriment — [dir′ə mənt] adj. [< L dirimens, prp. of dirimere, to interrupt < dis , apart + emere, to take: see REDEEM] invalidating; nullifying: chiefly in R.C.Ch. diriment impediment, an obstacle invalidating an attempted marriage …   English World dictionary

• Marriage, Putative — • A matrimonial alliance which is commonly reputed to be valid, and is sincerely believed by one at least of the contracting parties to be so in the eyes of the Church, because entered into in good faith; but which in reality is null and void,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• impediment — /ɪmˈpɛdəmənt / (say im peduhmuhnt) noun 1. some physical defect, especially a speech disorder: an impediment in speech. 2. obstruction or hindrance; obstacle. 3. (usually plural) impedimenta. 4. Chiefly Ecclesiastical Law a. a bar, usually of… …  

• diriment — adj. Law nullifying. Phrases and idioms: diriment impediment a factor (e.g. the existence of a prior marriage) rendering a marriage null and void from the beginning. Etymology: L dirimere f. dir = DIS + emere take …   Useful english dictionary