adjective
- serving to nullify or invalidate; having the effect of dissolving or annulling a legal or contractual obligation
Usage: formal; chiefly legal or ecclesiastical
Examples
- A diriment impediment in canon law is an obstacle that prevents the formation of a valid marriage.
- The court found that the undisclosed conflict of interest was a diriment factor in the contract's enforceability.
- Lack of consent is considered a diriment condition in most legal systems.
- The discovery of fraud served as a diriment objection to the agreement.