judicial separation

Noun

Meaning

a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

divorcement legal separation

Antonyms

matrimony wedlock

Hypernyms

fiat rescript order decree edict

Examples

A woman who obtained a judicial separation took the status of a feme sole, with full control of her own civil rights. Source: Internet

This period was reduced to three in 1987 and to a year in 2015, in the case of judicial separation, and six months in the case of separation by mutual agreement. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

judicial scrutiny judicial sector judicial sentence judicial supervision judicial system judicial temperament