"no-fault divorce" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: no-fault divorces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} no-fault divorce (countable and uncountable, plural no-fault divorces)
  1. (law) A divorce requested simply because of the breakdown of the marriage, without the requirement to prove a fault on the part of one of the spouses. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (divorce requested because of marriage breakdown): 無過錯離婚 (Chinese Mandarin), 无过错离婚 (wú-guòcuò líhūn) (Chinese Mandarin), avioero ilman erillistä syytä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-no-fault_divorce-en-noun-rIfMRGep Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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