Meanings
plural legal separations
- countableuncountablelawA 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA legal arrangement in which a married couple live in separate homes while remaining legally married.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart
noun(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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legal separation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legal%20separation
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