美 [ˈliːɡl ˌsepəˈreɪʃn]
（美）合法分居（等于 judicial separation）
legal separation //
→another term (esp us) forjudicial separation
a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart
同义词： judicial separation
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
同义词： separation
合法分居
或者，客户可以考虑向法庭申请「法定分居（legal separation），这一申请不受结婚一年的限制，而其法律效果，除了与被申请人的婚姻关系没有解除外，其他方面（例如，相互分开居住，子女管养权...
Waiver of Rights Upon Legal Separation or Divorce.
在合法的分离或离婚之上的权利弃权声明书。
Thomas filed for legal separation alleging that she was mentally ill.
托马斯提出法律指控，她是患有精神病的分离。
His wife, Veronica Lario, who wants a legal separation, reportedly seeks annual maintenance of EURO43m.
他的妻子韦罗妮卡拉·里奥要求合法分居，并要求每年4300万欧元的生活费。
Some health insurance companies view a legal separation as essentially the equivalent of divorce, and so they will not continue coverage for a separated spouse.
Vamos Mexico has even asked the education ministry to let schools be used to hold discussions of the guide despite the legal separation of church and state.
Holder offers a strikingly alert and truthful account of how American social interaction follows patterns established some 50 years ago when the nation suffered the effects of Jim Crow and its mandate of legal separation of the races.