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a vin•cu•lo mat•ri•mo•ni•i
(ā ving′kyə lō′ ma′tri mō′nē ī′, -nē ē′),USA pronunciation [Law.]
- Lawpertaining to or noting a divorce that absolutely dissolves the marriage bond and releases husband and wife from all matrimonial obligations:a divorce a vinculo matrimonii.
- Latin: from the bond of marriage