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separation
retain the same residence if they have stopped communicating and engaging in sexual relations and intend to be separated. 2 : termination of a contractual relationship (as employment or military service)
To be confined in a cell
in a cell where there are a plurality of inmates the death sentence will have to be kept separated from the rest in the same cell but not too close to the others, and under a guard,
Farewell
departing but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain It is often separated by the pronoun as fare you well and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only as
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child support
child support : payment made for the support of the children of divorced or separated parents while the children are minors or until they reach an age set by the separation agreement or
custody
decisions regarding the child's upbringing compare visitation joint custody : custody of a child shared by divorced or separated parents who alternate physical custody of and share in decisions regarding the child called also shared custody phys·i·cal
divided
divided 1 a : separated into parts, classes, or portions [ coverage] [ custody] b in the civil law of Louisiana : separately
separate
separate -rat·ed -rat·ing vt : to cause the separation of vi : to undergo a separation [the couple separated last year] compare divorce
split
less than all NOTE: Splitting a cause of action is usually prohibited. vi : to become divided or separated [the Supreme Court splitting five to four, sustained the law "R. H. Bork"] adj 1 : divided into
Casein
In the animal kingdom it is chiefly found in milk and constitutes the main part of the curd separated by rennet in the vegetable kingdom it is found more or less abundantly in the seeds of leguminous
Benzene
inflammable liquid C6H6 contained in the naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal from which it is separated by fractional distillation The name is sometimes applied also to the impure commercial product or benzole and also
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