About The Word Separation
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Separation
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What's The Definition Of Separation?
[n] the act of dividing or disconnecting
[n] the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state" [n] (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) [n] sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones" [n] the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning" [n] termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) [n] coming apart [n] the space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls" [n] the state of lacking unity Synonyms | Synonyms for Separation: breakup | detachment | interval | legal separation Related Terms | Find terms related to Separation: See Also | alteration | avulsion | breach | break | cessation | change | change of integrity | clearance | closing off | detachment | disassociation | disconnectedness | disconnection | disconnection | discontinuity | discreteness | disengagement | disjunction | disjunction | disjuncture | dissociation | distance | distinctness | disunion | divergence | divergence | divergency | division | divorce | divorcement | falling out | final result | group action | integrity | isolation | isolation | modification | outcome | partition | partitioning | remotion | removal | result | resultant | rift | rupture | secession | seclusion | sectionalisation | sectionalization | segmentation | segregation | separateness | sequestration | severalty | severance | sifting | sorting | space | surcease | tear | termination | threshing | unity | wholeness | winnow | winnowing | withdrawal Separation In Webster's Dictionary \Sep`a*ra"tion\, n. [L. separatio: cf. F.
s['e]paration.]
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.
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