1. (noun) a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart

• judicial separation

2. (noun) (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

• separation

1. (noun) a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart

• decree
• edict
• fiat
• order
• rescript

2. (noun) (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

• cessation
• surcease

1. (noun) a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart

• jurisprudence
• law

2. (noun) (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

• jurisprudence
• law

1. (noun) (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

• break
• break up
• part
• separate
• split
• split up