[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act of legally ending a marriage: Compare judicial separation ( def ) judicial separation ( def ).After the divorce, they shared custody of the children.", "any formal separation of spouses according to established custom.", "the act of legally ending a formal contract before its term is up, especially in professional sports:If there’s a personality clash between the player and the manager, divorce may be the only way out.It’s a guide to corporate divorce, laying out who pays what to whom at the early termination of a contract.", "a total separation between two things; disunion :Activists denounced the divorce between thought and action when it came to protecting human rights."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to legally end the marriage contract between oneself and (one's spouse):She divorced her husband.", "to permanently separate (a couple) through a judicial declaration that ends their marriage contract:The judge divorced the couple.", "to separate or cut off:His view of the situation has become totally divorced from reality.Synonyms: disjoin , detach , sever , disconnect , divide , dissociate , rupture , disjunction , dissolution , breakup , annulment"]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to legally end one’s marriage:After 16 years together, they divorced.I never thought about money till I divorced."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a divorced divorcedman."]}]