Thesaurus / divorcement
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Herzel was glad to hide his burning face by stooping for the fallen bill of divorcement.
GHETTO TRAGEDIESISRAEL ZANGWILL
The Pharisees had a ready rejoinder: "Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?"
JESUS THE CHRISTJAMES EDWARD TALMAGE
The bill of divorcement had to be couched in explicit terms, handed to the woman herself, and in the presence of two witnesses.
THE HISTORICAL CHILDOSCAR CHRISMAN
Then he might write her a bill of divorcement, give it in her hand and send her out of his house.
WOMAN AND SOCIALISMAUGUST BEBEL
He was then to write her a bill of divorcement, give it in her hand, and let her out of the house.
WOMAN UNDER SOCIALISMAUGUST BEBEL
He must give her a "writing of divorcement," which set forth the fact that she had been his wife.
ORIENTAL WOMENEDWARD BAGBY POLLARD
Here the divorcement from the soil is as apparent as in every other agricultural line in England.
THE PEOPLE OF THE ABYSSJACK LONDON
They say unto him, "Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorcement, and to put her away?"
HIS LIFEWILLIAM E. BARTON, THEODORE G. SOARES, SYDNEY STRONG
By it the State received its charter of divorcement from the Church—religion and politics were separated.
HISTORIC FREDERICKSBURGJOHN T. GOOLRICK
A writing of divorcement is made out, and the parties are free.
THE SOUL OF A PEOPLEH. FIELDING
WORDS RELATED TO DIVORCEMENT
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