離縁

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1The legal dissolution of a marital relationship (divorce). Used mainly in formal or legal contexts.

NounGroup 3 VerbTransitive Verb

Examples

当時、離縁は戸籍上の手続きとして扱われた。

At that time, divorce was handled as a registry procedure.

二人は協議の末、離縁することになった。

The two agreed to divorce after consultation.

2The dissolution of an adoption or other legal familial tie; legally ending an adoptive relationship.

NounGroup 3 VerbTransitive Verb

Examples

家庭裁判所は養子の離縁を認めた。

The family court approved the dissolution of the adoption.

親はやむを得ない理由で子を離縁する手続きを取った。

The parents took steps to legally dissolve the adoption for unavoidable reasons.