Divorce
A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
The separation of husband and wife by the sentence of the law. Divorce a mensa et thoro: a divorce from table and bed, or from bed and board, — a partial or qualified divorce, by which the parties are separated without affecting the marriage itself. Divorce a vinculo matrimonii: a divorce from the bond of marriage, — a divorce dissolving the marriage tie, and releasing the parties wholly • from their matrimonial obligations.