legal separation in English
noun
1
an arrangement by which a husband or wife remain married but live apart, following a court order.
Spouses may achieve a legal separation simply by drawing up a deed of separation.
2
an arrangement by which a child lives apart from a natural parent and with the other natural parent or a foster parent, following a court order.
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1. His wife left him and sought a legal separation.
2. The partner at risk may conclude that the only way to “obey God as ruler rather than men” is to obtain a legal separation. —Acts 5:29.
3. A Breakup is the end of a committed romantic relationship between dating partners.Though divorce, the legal separation of a married couple, is a type of Breakup, the term Breakup is most often