judicial separation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: judicial separation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for judicial separation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
judicial separation n a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart Synonym(s): legal separation, judicial separation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Separation \Sep`a*ra"tion\, n. [L. separatio: cf. F. s[82]paration.] The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate. Specifically: (a) Chemical analysis. (b) Divorce. (c) (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.