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judicial separation

American

noun

Law.

a decree of legal separation of spouses that does not dissolve the marriage bond.

judicial separation British

noun

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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Judicial Separation.—A judicial separation may be granted for the following causes: 1.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe

A judicial separation may be granted, even if the suit is for an absolute divorce, if the court deems such a decree better meets the law and facts of the case.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe

In addition, there were 12,242 applications for judicial separation, of which 10,739 were granted.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various

The petitioner can at any stage of the case change the petition for a divorce into a petition for a judicial separation.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe

Divorce and Matrimonial Causes act passed, by which divorce and judicial separation became attainable in course of law....

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

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