legal separation

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noun

1. a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart
• Syn:
judicial separation
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript
2. (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
• Syn:
separation
• Derivationally related forms:
separate (for: separation)
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
cessation, surcease