legal separation

英 美
  • n.合法分居(指法律判决过的夫妻分居)
  • legal adj.法定的;法律的;合法的
  • separation n.分离;分居;缺口;分隔线;[化]离析;【航】间隔
Noun:
  1. a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart

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

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. She didn't sue for divorce but for a legal separation.
      她并不是申请离婚,而是申请合法分居。

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