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judicial separation

American

noun

Law.

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

judicial separation British

noun

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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The union was unhappy, and in 1666 she demanded a judicial separation.

From The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V by Summers, Montague

If, upon petition, a judicial separation is granted and at its stated expiration no reconciliation has taken place, the court will entertain an application for an absolute divorce.

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

Judicial Separation.—A judicial separation may be granted for the following causes: 1.

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

When a judicial separation has lasted three years the judgment can be changed into a decree of divorce upon the application of either party.

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

The only divorce decree granted is from bed and board, and amounts in effect to what is termed a judicial separation in England.

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

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