impediments

impediments
/impedamants/ Disabilities, or hindrances to the making of contracts, such as infancy, want of reason, etc.
Civil law.
Absolute impediments are those which prevent the person subject to them from marrying at all, without either the nullity of marriage or its being punishable.
Diriment impediments are those which render a marriage void; as where one of the contracting parties is unable to marry by reason of a prior undissolved marriage. (See also diriment impediments)
Prohibitive impediments are those which do not render the marriage null, but subject the parties to a punishment.
Relative impediments are those which regard only certain persons with respect to each other; as between two particular persons who are related within the prohibited degrees
See also

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • impediments — /impedamants/ Disabilities, or hindrances to the making of contracts, such as infancy, want of reason, etc. Civil law. Absolute impediments are those which prevent the person subject to them from marrying at all, without either the nullity of… …   Black's law dictionary

  • impédiments — (entrée créée par le supplément) (in pé di man) s. m. pl. Les objets gênant la marche et les mouvements d une armée en campagne. •   À l intérieur de Sedan, le spectacle était indescriptible ; les rues, les places, les portes étaient encombrées… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Impediments, Canonical — • Canon law uses the word impediment in its restricted and technical sense, only in reference to marriage, while impediments to Holy orders are spoken of as irregularities Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • impediments to marriage — Disqualifications, such as nonage, mental incapacity, etc. See prohibitive impediments; relative impediment …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • impediments — im·ped·i·ment || ɪm pedɪmÉ™nt n. hindrance, obstacle, obstruction; physical defect which causes speech problems …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Canonical Impediments —     Canonical Impediments     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Canonical Impediments     I. GENERAL NOTION OF AN IMPEDIMENT     The Latin word impedimentum signifies directly whatever embarrasses or hinders a person, whatever is an obstacle to his… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • prohibitive impediments — See impediments …   Black's law dictionary

  • relative impediments — See impediments …   Black's law dictionary

  • prohibitive impediments — See impediments …   Black's law dictionary

  • relative impediments — See impediments …   Black's law dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”