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Before the passage of the [[Matrimonial Causes Act 1857]], the word "divorce" could sometimes be rather vague (at least in England). In a Catholic context it could mean "annulment", and it could also refer to forms of marital disruption which fell short of allowing the wronged spouse to legally remarry and have his children born of this remarriage be recognized as fully legitimate. (Under the pre-1857 system in England, only a tiny number of aristocrats could obtain full divorces allowing remarriage -- king George IV notably [[Pains and Penalties Bill 1820|failed in his attempt to get such a divorce for himself]] in 1820.) [[User:AnonMoos|AnonMoos]] ([[User talk:AnonMoos|talk]]) 01:54, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

 

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