Difference between Divorce and Divorcement

What is the difference between Divorce and Divorcement?

Divorce as a noun is the legal dissolution of a marriage. while Divorcement as a noun is complete detachment or disunion.

Divorce

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The legal dissolution of a marriage. A separation of connected things.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To legally dissolve a marriage between two people. To end one's own marriage in this way. To separate something that was connected. To obtain a legal divorce.

Example sentence: In my divorce, I stood up and said to my ex-wife, 'Hey, I messed up. This had nothing to do with you. I didn't understand what marriage was. I cheated. I was wrong. We couldn't fix it; it got worse. I stepped away because I didn't want it to get any worse. You're the mother of my kids - I don't want to hate you.'

Divorcement

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Complete detachment or disunion.divorce

We hope you now know whether to use Divorce or Divorcement in your sentence.

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