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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdirimente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dee-ree-men-teh
"L'impedimento dirimente ha reso nullo il contratto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Serving to nullify, annul, or dissolve a legal contract, agreement, or marriage.
"The court declared the prior marriage void due to a diriment impediment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb dirimere, meaning 'to take apart, divide, or annul', formed by combining dis- (apart) and emere (to take or buy). Entering the English language in the 17th century, it was primarily retained in legal and canonical contexts to describe impediments that nullify or dissolve a contract or marriage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Diriment" is said worldwide
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dirimant
Transliteration: dee-ree-mahn
"Un empêchement dirimant annule le mariage."
auflösend
Transliteration: owf-lö-zuhnt
"Das Gericht stellte ein auflösendes Hindernis fest."
dirimente
Transliteration: dee-ree-men-teh
"L'impedimento dirimente ha reso nullo il contratto."
dirimente
Transliteration: dee-ree-men-teh
"Existe un impedimento dirimente para este matrimonio."
dirimente
Transliteration: dee-ree-men-tuh
"O impedimento dirimente anulou o ato jurídico."
रद्द करने वाला
Transliteration: radd karne wala
"यह एक रद्द करने वाली बाधा थी।"
使无效的
Transliteration: shǐ wúxiào de
"这是一个使合同无效的阻碍。"
무효로 하는
Transliteration: muhyoro haneun
"그것은 계약을 무효로 하는 장애였다."
無効にする
Transliteration: mukou ni suru
"それは契約を無効にする障害だった。"
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