Divorce (noun)

1. The legal dissolution of a marriage.
2. The action or an instance of legally dissolving a marriage.
3. The state of being separated from one's spouse as a result of a divorce.
4. A separation or division between two people or groups.
5. The end or termination of a relationship or association.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french, from latin divortium, from divortere "turn apart", from dis- (expressing reversal) + vertere "to turn".

Examples:

1. She got a divorce after ten years of marriage.
2. The divorce was finalized last month.
3. The couple was going through a divorce.
4. The divorce between the two countries was evident.
5. The divorce from her family was the hardest part.