judicial separation (redirected from judicial separations)

judicial separation

n.

See legal separation.

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judicial separation

n

(Law) Family law a court decree requiring a man and wife to cease cohabiting but not dissolving the marriage See also a mensa et thoro Compare divorce

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Noun

1.

judicial separation - a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart legal separation decree, fiat, edict, rescript, order - a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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judicial separation

n → Gerichtsbeschluss m → zur Aufhebung der ehelichen Gemeinschaft