judicial separation

American  

noun

Law.

1. a decree of legal separation of spouses that does not dissolve the marriage bond.

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judicial separation British  

noun

1. family law a court decree requiring a man and wife to cease cohabiting but not dissolving the marriage See also a mensa et thoro Compare divorce

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Example Sentences

Such desertion without due cause is, in England, ground for a judicial separation.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

I am sorry to say that I had letters from them both of a nature that positively prohibits publication; and a mutual acquaintance told me that Charlotte had applied for a judicial separation.

From The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen by Arnim, Elizabeth von

"The law allows them the remedy of judicial separation."

From Running Sands by Kauffman, Reginald Wright

In addition, there were 12,242 applications for judicial separation, of which 10,739 were granted.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various

Divorce.—A divorce in Spain only amounts to what in other countries is called a judicial separation.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe