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Noun: diriment impediment
  1. (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)

Derived forms: diriment impediments

Type of: balk, baulk [Brit], check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment

Encyclopedia: Diriment impediment

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