dissoluble
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But no one found the words thoughtless or untrue, for Beth still seemed among them, a peaceful presence, invisible, but dearer than ever, since death could not break the household league that love made dissoluble.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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The Greek Church holds that marriage is dissoluble in case of adultery, but not till a probationary period has elapsed during which a bishop or priest mediates with a view to reconciliation.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
It instinctively desires that either the bond should be dissoluble, or that the subjects of it should be sacramentally strengthened to maintain it.
From Callista : a Tale of the Third Century by Newman, John Henry
We deny that the founders and fathers ever contemplated a mere temporary alliance dissoluble at the caprice of any member.
From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring
The Sumerian laws seem to regard the marriage-tie as dissoluble on the part of the man by an act of simple repudiation, accompanied by a solatium, fixed at half a mina.
From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)