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absolute impediment

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.səˌlut ɪmˈpɜd.ə.mn̩t/, /ˌæb.səˈljut ɪmˈpɜd.ə.mn̩t/

Noun

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absolute impediment (plural absolute impediments)

  1. (law) A diriment impediment that prevents a person from marrying, but does not require punishment or an annulment.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 7