Engagement was so binding that if ​ — because of a change of heart on the part of the bridegroom or for some other compelling reason — ​ the marriage did not take place, the young woman was not free to marry until she had obtained a divorce certificate.
Pertunangan sangat mengikat sehingga apabila ​ — karena pengantin pria berubah pikiran atau karena alasan kuat lainnya — ​ pernikahan tidak jadi dilangsungkan, wanita muda itu tidak bebas menikah dengan orang lain sampai ia mendapatkan surat cerai.