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no-fault divorce

no-fault divorce noun: a divorce requested simply because of the breakdown of the marriage, without the requirement to prove a fault on the part of one of the spouses.

Noun

no-fault divorce (countable and uncountable, plural no-fault divorces)

  1. (countable) A divorce requested simply because of the breakdown of the marriage, without the requirement to prove a fault on the part of one of the spouses.
  2. (uncountable) Law permitting this type of divorce.

Forms of no-fault divorce

pluralno-fault divorces

Questions about no-fault divorce

What does no-fault divorce mean?
No-fault divorce means a divorce requested simply because of the breakdown of the marriage, without the requirement to prove a fault on the part of one of the spouses.
What part of speech is no-fault divorce?
No-fault divorce is a noun.
What is the plural of no-fault divorce?
The plural of no-fault divorce is no-fault divorces.

Words near no-fault divorce in the dictionary

  1. no-doubt
  2. no-doubter
  3. no-doubters
  4. no-fail
  5. no-fault
  6. no-fault divorce
  7. no-fault divorces
  8. no-fi
  9. no-fly
  10. no-fly list
  11. no-fly lists

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