Legal glossary

“divorced woman”

Defined in 1 Acts. A definition holds for the Act that gives it; the same word can mean something else in another Act.
  1. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 · s. 2

    (a) "divorced woman" means a Muslim woman who was married according to Muslim law, and has been divorced by, or has obtained divorce from, her husband in accordance with Muslim law; - (b) " iddat period" means, in the case of a divorced woman,—
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