Olivia Lowensteinadded a comment 9 years ago
This is an abbreviated form of "the date the marriage ended" used to economize space on forms, etc.
date marriage ended
день расторжения брака
This is an abbreviated form of "the date the marriage ended" used to economize space on forms, etc.
It might be "short for", not "abbreviation"
grumbler, "to abbreviate" means "to shorten". And Olivia wrote "an abbreviated form...", not "abbreviation".