diverticulum
- n a herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ (especially the colon)
divertimento
- n a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
divine service
- n the act of public worship following prescribed rules
divestiture
- n an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior
the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly - n the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division