Definition of Legal separation

1. Noun. A judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart.

Exact synonyms: Judicial Separation
Generic synonyms: Decree, Edict, Fiat, Order, Rescript
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law

2. Noun. (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order).
Exact synonyms: Separation
Generic synonyms: Cessation, Surcease
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Separate

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