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Enoch Arden law

Enoch Arden law noun: a law that grants a divorce, or a legal exemption to allow remarrying, when a person's spouse has been absent without explanation for a certain period, typically seven years.

Noun

Enoch Arden law (plural Enoch Arden laws)

  1. A law that grants a divorce, or a legal exemption to allow remarrying, when a person's spouse has been absent without explanation for a certain period, typically seven years.

Forms of Enoch Arden law

pluralEnoch Arden laws

Origin of Enoch Arden law

Named after Tennyson's 1864 melodrama Enoch Arden.

Questions about Enoch Arden law

What does Enoch Arden law mean?
Enoch Arden law means a law that grants a divorce, or a legal exemption to allow remarrying, when a person's spouse has been absent without explanation for a certain period, typically seven years.
What part of speech is Enoch Arden law?
Enoch Arden law is a noun.
What is the plural of Enoch Arden law?
The plural of Enoch Arden law is Enoch Arden laws.

Words near Enoch Arden law in the dictionary

  1. enoate
  2. enoates
  3. Enobakhare
  4. enoch
  5. Enoch Arden
  6. Enoch Arden law
  7. Enoch Arden laws
  8. Enochian
  9. Enochic
  10. enochlophobia
  11. enochs

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