NOUN | communication | legal separation, judicial separation | a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart |
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act | legal separation, separation | (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement / agreement or under a court order) |
Meaning | A judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart. | |
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Synonym | judicial 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 |
Meaning | (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement / agreement or under a court order). | |
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Synonym | separation | |
Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Broader | cessation, surcease | A stopping |
Spanish | separación legal | |
Catalan | separació legal |
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