separation

separation
The act by which something is separated. The condition or status of being separated, particularly that of husband and wife. A cessation of cohabitation of husband and wife by mutual agreement. Anno: 111 ALR 869. As a ground for di-vorce:-a physical separation of husband and wife with the intent to sever the marital status, at least an intent not to resume marital relations, some times, in the terms of the statutory requirement, beyond any reasonable expectation of reconciliation. 24 Am J2d Div & S § 148. The word has been used as synonymous with the word "divorce" with both legislative and judicial sanction, and when so used is applied to both a mere divorce a mensa et thoro as well as to a divorce a vinculo matrimonii; this is, it applies to all kinds of judicial separation of man and wife. Butler v Washington, 45 La Ann 279, 814, 818, 12 So 356. See judicial separation.

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