legal separation

English Thesaurus

1. (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	cessation, surcease,
definition	:	a stopping (noun.event)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

2. a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript,
definition	:	a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) (noun.communication)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

3. (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) (noun.act)

derivation	:	break, break up, part, separate, split, split up,
definition	:	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways (verb.social)

derivation	:	break, break up, part, separate, split, split up,
definition	:	discontinue an association or relation; go different ways (verb.social)