Category:Separation

Sep`a*ra"tion, n. Etym: [l. separatio: cf. F. séparation.]

Defn: the act of separating, or the state of being separated, or Separate. Specifically: (a) chemical analysis. (b) divorce. (c) (steam boilers) the operation of removing water from steam. Judicial separation (law), a form of divorce; a separation of man and Wife which has the effect of making each a single person for all Legal purposes but without ability to contract a new marriage. Mozley & w.