NOUN | communication | judicial separation, legal separation | a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart |
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Meaning | A judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart. | |
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Synonym | legal separation | |
Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript | A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) |
Spanish | separación jurídica, separación legal | |
Catalan | separació jurídica, separació legal |
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