Bill Of Divorcement

What does Bill Of Divorcement mean in American Law?

The definition of Bill Of Divorcement in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

A fancy translation of the Hebrew “get,” the formal statement unilaterally made by a husband sufficient under Jewish Law to divorce a wife. The procedure is much more complicated for the husband than appears on the surface, e.g., financial provision had to be made for a guiltless divorced wife.

Also a term which may sometimes have been used to describe the formal request for a divorce filed in a legislature back when civil divorce could be procured only by legislative action.