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Marriage null and void - this is a marriage or union between two people which is void essentially meaning it has no legal effect whatsoever and hence is deemed an absolute nullity.
Divorce - a divorce commonly termed as a dissolution of marriage is the legal definitive termination of a marriage or .marital union
Voidable marriage - An actual union or marriage that is voidable though valid from the outset however can be annulled by either one of the persons in the marriage.
Void ab initio - This is latin and means that the marriage is deemed as invalid from the beginning or outset.
Declaration of nullity - This declaration is typiclly granted or issued by the church, despite not having an exact definition it seems to declare the nullity of a marital union, hence indicating that a
valid marriage did not take place.
Civil divorce - A divorce sanctioned by the law of the country and ratified by the state
Diriment impediment - this is typical a "reason" for an annulment of marriage. So fraud or trickery on behalf of one of the parties, insanity and others are considered diriment impediments.
Putative marriages - this is a valid marriage but was made legally invalid because of an impediment as an example a previous marriage where there was no dissolution.
Consanguinity - Consanguinity is a legal term and concept in the law considering sanguinity as a factor in deciding whether two individuals can be married.
Raptus - This is the abduction of an individual based on an intent to force that individual to marry another.
Canon law - This is a body of laws and rules set by the church used to govern Christian organizations.
Clandestinity - This states that for a marriage to ve valid the must be witnesses present at the exchange of marriage vows and at least one of the witnesses has to be a priest.
Effects of marriage - this is a legal concept that refers to the rights as well as obligations that parties will be subject to and entitled to respectively if they are in different stages of a common law marriage, a civil union, an annulled marriage and even a domestic partnership..