Repudium
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
(Roman Law) The breach of a contract to marry.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat.
In Roman law. A breaking off of the contract of espousals or of a marriage intended to be solemnized. Sometimes translated "divorce;" but this was not the proper sense. Dig. 50, 16, 191.