The Collaborative International Dictionary
Judicial separation
Separation \Sep`a*ra"tion\, n. [L. separatio: cf. F. s['e]paration.] The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate. Specifically:
Chemical analysis.
Divorce.
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(Steam Boilers) The operation of removing water from steam.
Judicial separation (Law), a form of divorce; a separation of man and wife which has the effect of making each a single person for all legal purposes but without ability to contract a new marriage.
--Mozley & W.
WordNet
judicial separation
n. a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart [syn: legal separation]
Usage examples of "judicial separation".
It took the poor man seven years to secure a judicial separation from his wife.