legal separation

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legal separation

noun legal separations

  1. countable, uncountable A legal arrangement in which a married couple live in separate homes while remaining legally married.

    Similar: judicial separation, separate maintenance, divorce a mensa et thoro, divorce from bed and board

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@misc{legal_separation_2026,
  title = {legal separation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/legal%20separation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}