legal separation
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The new law allows parties who do not meet these requirements to file a petition for dissolution or legal separation, as long as they meet certain requirements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
However, gifts of money received by your stepdaughter during her marriage could be subject to division during legal separation or divorce proceedings.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2025
Despite stepping away from The Beatles in early 1970, the band's final legal separation was not confirmed until December 1974.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2024
You also take on more risk because there’s no legal separation between the owner and the business.
From Salon ● Dec. 2, 2024
But I hated the practice of apartheid—the legal separation of blacks and whites.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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