Separation

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

In category

Jurisprudence

Law

Derivation

Separate

Coming apart

The distance between things

Synonyms

Interval

Type of

Distance

Has types

Clearance

Examples

Fragile items require separation and cushioning

Sorting one thing from others

Type of

Sorting

Derivation

Separate

Examples

The separation of wheat from chaff

The separation of mail by postal zones

The act of dividing or disconnecting

The social act of separating or parting company

The space where a division or parting occurs

Type of

Space

Examples

He hid in the separation between walls

The state of lacking unity

The termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)