Meanings
plural divorces from bed and board
- countableuncountableA situation where spouses live apart without having legally dissolved their marriage; this may be either a long-term arrangement or a first step towards actual divorce.
Synonyms: legal separation, marital separation, separation from bed and board
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA situation where spouses live apart without having legally dissolved their marriage; this may be either a long-term arrangement or a first step towards actual divorce.
Translations
Dutch scheiding van tafel en bed
- scheiding van tafel en bedmarital arrangement
Finnish vuode- ja asumusero
- vuode- ja asumuseromarital arrangement
German Trennung von Tisch und Bett
- Trennung von Tisch und Bettmarital arrangement
Greek χωρισμός από τραπέζης και κοίτης
- χωρισμός από τραπέζης και κοίτης (chorismós apó trapézis kai koítis)marital arrangement
Hungarian ágytól és asztaltól való elválás
- ágytól és asztaltól való elválásmarital arrangement
Icelandic skilnaður að borði og sæng
- skilnaður að borði og sængmarital arrangement
Irish dealú ó chuibhreann agus ó chaidreamh
- dealú ó chuibhreann agus ó chaidreamhmarital arrangement
Polish separacja
- separacjamarital arrangement
Cite this entry
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