Mensa Et Thoro
MENSA ET THORO
[Latin, From bed and board.] A type ofdivorcethat is a partial termination of the duties of a marital relationship.
A divorce mensa et thoro is one that does not provide a husband and wife with the right to remarry but that permits them to live separately. Such a divorce does not dissolve the marriage but amounts to a legal separation.
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