judicial separation
Americannoun
noun
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More than one Commission had reported in favour of establishing a separate court, so that the dissolution of marriage might be effected by judicial separation instead of a special Act of Parliament.
From The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
Judicial Separation.—A judicial separation may be granted for the following causes: 1.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Hyacinthe Ringrose
It is an absolute bar to a suit for judicial separation that the petitioner has committed adultery since the marriage.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Hyacinthe Ringrose
For the law relating to the prevention of cruelty to children see Children, Law Relating to; for cruelty in the sense of such conduct as entitles a husband or wife to judicial separation see Divorce.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
A judicial separation may be granted, even if the suit is for an absolute divorce, if the court deems such a decree better meets the law and facts of the case.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Hyacinthe Ringrose
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