/di remp"sheuhn/ , n.
a sharp division into two parts; disjunction; separation.
[ 1615-25; diremption- (s. of diremptio ), equiv. to dirempt ( us ) (ptp. of dirimere to separate, equiv. to dis- DIS- 1 + -imere, comb. form of emere to take, buy) + -ion- -ION ]