legal separation
（美）合法分居（等于judicial separation）
同义词
参考例子
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。
2.New york Mayor Rudolph Giuliani disclosed Wednesday that he and wife Donna Hanover are moving toward legal separation .
沮丧的纽约市市长，罗道夫·朱里亚尼，周三透漏他和妻子唐纳·汉诺维将正式分居。
3.He needs to talk to a lawyer about a legal separation so he can continue to provide for his wife while working out the details of a divorce.
他应该向律师咨询合法分居的事宜，这样他就可以在办理离婚期间在生活上为他妻子继续提供帮助。
英文解释
n.
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 ord
网络释义
legal separation
合法分居; 法院判决的夫妇分居;