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Impediment

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

In matrimony, is a condition or circumstance which, under natural, Divine, or Church law, renders a marriage unlawful or invalid. The two classes, hindering and diriment, are treated under those heads.

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Entry for 'Impediment'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​i/impediment.html. 1910.