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Caius is going to the altar to be married; Claudius knows of a diriment impediment to the marriage, but cannot make it known without causing a scene and giving great scandal.

The instruments used to render its strict theory ineffective are "diriment impediments" and "dispensations."

Example: In itself, it is not unlawful to make an informal will, but it is unlawful to marry with a diriment impediment.

Example: One may not contract marriage with a diriment impediment, on the plea that the Church would not wish the impediments to oblige under the serious inconvenience that exists in one's case.

When an Impediment Is Discovered after Marriage.—A diriment impediment or other invalidating defect is sometimes discovered after the celebration of marriage.