Divortium dicitur a divertendo, quia vir divertitur ab uxore

Dictionary:

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

Divorce is said to be from divertendo, because a man is diverted from his wife.

Author:

James A. Ballentine

Publisher:

The Bobbs-Merrill Company

Year Published:

1916

Copyright Year:

1916

Copyright Holder:

Bancroft-Whitney Company

Genre:

Law Dictionary