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A get, ghet,[1][2][3] or gett (/ɡɛt/; Imperial Aramaic: גט, plural gittin גטין) is a document in Jewish religious law which effectuates a divorce between a Jewish couple. The term is also used to refer to the divorce itself.[4][5] The get is a 12-line document written in Aramaic.[6] The requirements for a get include that the document must be presented by a husband to his wife. The essential part of the get is a very short declaration: "You are hereby permitted to all men". The effect of the get is to free the woman from the marriage, and consequently, she is free to marry another, and that the laws of adultery no longer apply. The get also restores to the wife the legal rights that her husband held over her.
- ^ The Bremerton, Washington District Office Has Asked Whether Common Law Marital Relationships Are Recognized In Israel
- ^ A Dictionary of Law by Jonathan Law and Elizabeth A. Martin, 2014, Oxford University Press
- ^ A Dictionary of Law Enforcement by Graham Gooch and Michael Williams, 2014, Oxford University Press
- ^ get in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary: 1: a document of release from obligation in Jewish law, specifically : a bill of divorce; 2: a religious divorce by Jewish law
- ^ get in the American Heritage Dictionary
- ^ "Get | Jewish document | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
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