decree of judicial separation

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• judicial separation — Law. a decree of legal separation of husband and wife that does not dissolve the marriage bond. Also called limited divorce. * * * …   Universalium

• judicial separation — noun a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart • Syn: ↑legal separation • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑decree, ↑edict, ↑fiat, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• judicial separation — A separation of man and wife by decree of court, less complete than an absolute divorce. A limited divorce or a divorce a mensa et thoro. Judicial system. Entire network of courts in a particular jurisdiction. The federal judicial system consists …   Black's law dictionary

• judicial separation — A separation of man and wife by decree of court, less complete than an absolute divorce. A limited divorce or a divorce a mensa et thoro. Judicial system. Entire network of courts in a particular jurisdiction. The federal judicial system consists …   Black's law dictionary

• judicial separation — n. separation of husband and wife which is recognized by a court of law; judicial decree that regulates the rights and responsibilities of a married couple who is separated and lives apart …   English contemporary dictionary

• judicial separation — An establishment by a decree or judgment of a competent court of the right of one spouse to live apart from the other and of the rights of property and the custody of their children, without divorce. In effect, a divorce a mensa et thoro …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• separation — sep·a·ra·tion /ˌse pə rā shən/ n 1: cessation of cohabitation between a married couple by mutual agreement with intent that it be permanent; also: legal separation compare divorce ◇ In some cases in which the estrangement is extreme, a separation …   Law dictionary

• separation — /sep euh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated. 2. a place, line, or point of parting. 3. a gap, hole, rent, or the like. 4. something that separates or divides. 5. Law. a. cessation of conjugal… …   Universalium

• separation of spouses — A cessation of cohabitation of husband and wife by mutual agreement, or, in the case of judicial separation, under the decree of a court. Separation of spouses for a statutorily prescribed period is a prerequisite to no fault divorce in many… …   Black's law dictionary

• Judicial activism — is a pejorative term for the misuse of judicial power and is a neologism for the older classical term board judicial review . The most common connotation is subjective, in which the speaker condemns judicial decisions that, in the view of the… …   Wikipedia

• separation — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act or process of separating ; the state of being separated 2. a. a point, line, or means of division b. an intervening space ; gap < the separation between wheel spokes > 3. a. cessation of cohabitation between a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary