English noun: legal separation | |||
1. | legal separation (communication) a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart | ||
Synonyms | judicial separation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
2. | legal separation (act) (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) | ||
Synonyms | separation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cessation, surcease | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||