IRREMEDIABLE OR IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN
\ɪɹˈɛmədˌiəbə͡l ɔːɹ ɪɹɪtɹˈiːvəbə͡l bɹˈe͡ɪkda͡ʊn], \ɪɹˈɛmədˌiəbəl ɔːɹ ɪɹɪtɹˈiːvəbəl bɹˈeɪkdaʊn], \ɪ_ɹ_ˈɛ_m_ə_d_ˌi__ə_b_əl ɔː_ɹ ɪ_ɹ_ɪ_t_ɹ_ˈiː_v_ə_b_əl b_ɹ_ˈeɪ_k_d_aʊ_n]\
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The situation that occurs in a marriage when one spouse refuses to live with the other and will not work toward reconciliation. In a number of states, irremediable breakdown is the accepted ground for a no-fault divorce. As a practical matter, courts seldom, if ever, inquire into whether the marriage has actually broken down, and routinely grant a divorce as long as the party seeking the divorce says the marriage has fallen apart. Compare incompatibility; irreconcilable differences.
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