legal separation

English

Noun

legal separation (countable and uncountable, plural legal separations)

  1. (law) A legal arrangement in which a married couple live in separate homes while remaining legally married.
    Synonyms: judicial separation, separate maintenance, divorce a mensa et thoro, divorce from bed and board

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