legal separation

noun

1. judicial separation.

legal separation

noun

1. another term (esp US) for judicial separation

Example Sentences

However, gifts of money received by your stepdaughter during her marriage could be subject to division during legal separation or divorce proceedings.

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Clear legal separation from government backing is essential to prevent moral hazard.

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They subsequently filed court papers seeking a legal separation from the agency.

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The ghost isn’t as hostile as a mother who lets her daughter flounder, or as a husband who tiptoes off to call lawyers about a possible legal separation rather than communicate with his wife.

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They subsequently filed court papers seeking a legal separation from the agency, but the case has yet to be heard.

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