Sentence examples for preliminary decree from inspiring English sources

Archives|DUCHESS DIVORCED FROM WESTMINSTER; Preliminary Decree Is Granted by London Court in Undefended Action.

DUCHESS DIVORCED FROM WESTMINSTER; Preliminary Decree Is Granted by London Court in Undefended Action.

But on Friday, Madonna, the singer, and Mr. Ritchie, the film director, were granted a preliminary decree of divorce by a London court, The Associated Press reported.

Meanwhile, his attempts to gain the royal family's acceptance of Mrs. Simpson, who had obtained a preliminary decree of divorce on October 27, 1936, met with firm opposition, backed by the Church of England (of which he was the head) and most politicians in both Britain and the Commonwealth.

A preliminary decree to this effect is passed.

The divorce was granted on 12 May 2008, and the preliminary divorce decree was finalised six weeks later.

According to the consent decree, preliminary design work must begin by March 1999.

As appears from the preliminary statement of its decree, the trial court acted on that understanding of our holding.

However, we read the preliminary statement of the District Court to the decree and the summary decree itself as an adjudication of violation of the Sherman Act by the action in concert of the defendants through the fixed-price licenses, accepting as true the underlying facts in defendants' proof by proffer.

The Assembly voted on Tuesday to approve the decree powers in a preliminary vote, with a final vote on the controversial proposal expected later this week, Reuters reported.

A decree nisi is a preliminary divorce order which could be finalised within weeks if neither side objects.