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  • 51divorce from bed and board — Same as divorce a mensa et thoro …

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  • 52judicial separation — An establishment by a decree or judgment of a competent court of the right of one spouse to live apart from the other and of the rights of property and the custody of their children, without divorce. In effect, a divorce a mensa et thoro …

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  • 53limited divorce — Otherwise known as a divorce from bed and board or divorce a mensa et thoro. Kelley v Kelley, 183 Or 169, 191 P2d 656. A divorce which varies in its consequences from state to state, but may be defined generally as a judicial decree which… …

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  • 54separation — 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… …

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  • 55limited divorce — noun : a divorce a mensa et thoro * * * Law. See judicial separation …

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  • 56Divorce (in Civil Jurisprudence) —     Divorce (in Civil Jurisprudence)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Divorce (in Civil Jurisprudence)     Divorce is defined in jurisprudence as the dissolution or partial suspension by law of the marriage relation (Bouvier s Law Dictionary).… …

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