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legal separation

American

noun

judicial separation.

legal separation British

noun

another term (esp US) for judicial separation

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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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