Agunah — what it means

A 'chained' spouse (classically a wife) who cannot remarry because the other refuses to grant (or accept) a get. Get-refusal abuse deliberately traps someone in a dead marriage.

What it looks like

Months after the civil divorce, he still won't give the get — leaving her an agunah to keep control.

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