A MENSA ET THORO

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A MENSA ET THORO

A MENSA ET THORO, from bed and board. A divorce a mensa et thoro, is rather a separation of the parties by act of law, than a dissolution of themarriage. It may be granted for the causes of extreme cruelty or desertionof the wife by the husband. 2 Eccl. Rep. 208. This kind of divorce does notaffect the legitimacy of children, nor authorize a second marriage. V. Avinculo matrimonii; Cruelty Divorce.

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