单词 | a mensa et thoro |
释义 | a mensa et thoroa mensa et thoro(eɪ ˈmɛnsə ɛt ˈθɔːrəʊ)a mensa et thoroA Mensa Et ThoroLatin, From table and bed, but more commonly translated as "from bed and board." This phrase designates a Divorce which is really akin to a separation granted by a court whereby a Husband and Wife are not legally obligated to live together, but their marriage has not been dissolved. Neither spouse has the right to remarry where there is a divorce a mensa et thoro; only parties who have been awarded a divorce a vinculo matrimonii, the more common type of divorce, can do so. a mensa et thoroliterally ‘from bed and board’, a form of DIVORCE by way of separation that does not, however, free the parties from the bonds of marriage. In England, before the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857, a decree in these terms from the ecclesiastical courts was equivalent to a decree of judicial separation. In Scotland, prior to the Reformation, this was the only form of divorce known. It is still used in the context of judicial separation.A MENSA ET THORO, from bed and board. A divorce a mensa et thoro, is rathera separation of the parties by act of law, than a dissolution of themarriage. It may be granted for the causes of extreme cruelty or desertionof the wife by the husband. 2 Eccl. Rep. 208. This kind of divorce does notaffect the legitimacy of children, nor authorize a second marriage. V. Avinculo matrimonii; Cruelty Divorce. |
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