diriment
/ˈdɪrɪmənt/
adjective
- Having the power to completely invalidate or nullify something, especially a marriage or contract.
- A diriment impediment like a prior existing marriage makes a wedding ceremony legally void.
- In some legal systems, fraud can be a diriment factor that cancels an agreement from the start.
- The lawyer argued that the contract had a diriment defect because one party was not of legal age.
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