diriment impediment

NOUN
19 LETTERS · STARTS WITH D

diriment impediment is a valid 19-letter word worth 28 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2I1R1I1M3E1N1T1I1M3P3E1D2I1M3E1N1T1
2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =28 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 56TRIPLE WORD → 84
MEANING

What does diriment impediment mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

(canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage).