noun
1. a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart
• Syn: ↑judicial separation
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
2. (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
• Syn: ↑separation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑separate (for: ↑separation)
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
Useful english dictionary. 2012.