judicial separation
NounSynonyms:
legal separation
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apartSynonyms: legal separationType of decree, edict
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Judicial separation
Law, a form of divorce; a separation of man and wife which has the effect of making each a single person for all legal purposes but without ability to contract a new marriage. Mozley & W.
From the entry Separation.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54