Definitions for diriment

diriment dir·i·ment

Spelling: [dir-uh-muh nt]
IPA: /ˈdɪr ə mənt/

Diriment is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 233 anagrams from letters in diriment (deiimnrt).

Definitions for diriment

adjective

  1. causing to become wholly void; nullifying.

Origin of diriment

1840-50; Latin diriment-, stem of dirimēns, present participle of dirimere; see diremption

Examples for diriment

The simple vow of chastity made by the scholastics is a diriment impediment of matrimony.

The instruments used to render its strict theory ineffective are "diriment impediments" and "dispensations."

Word Value for diriment
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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