Money agreed in settlement of a divorce. / (UK politics) The payment to be given to the EU on the UK's exit of the European Union, estimated at around £39bn.

When one partner in a relationship, usually female, is awarded by family court exorbitant alimony and/or child support, complete or almost complete custody over the children produced from the union, and so on.

plural of divorce rape

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.

(law, historical, sociology) an easier, quicker, and less expensive form of divorce than a divorce in most US states, sought by some Americans

plural of Mexican divorce

(law) A divorce in which the issue of marital status is handled separately from any other issues such as division of property.

plural of bifurcated divorce

A non-violent separation of formerly united nations, especially the one which occurred when Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.

plural of velvet divorce