In matrimonial law; A cessation of cohabitation of husband and wife by mutual agreement, or, in the case of “judicial separation,” under the decree of a court See Butler v. washington, 45 La. Ann. 279, 12 South. 356, 19 L. R. A. 814; weld v. weld, 27 Minn. 330, 7 N. W. 207; Hereford v. People, 197 IU. 222, 64 N. E. 310
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
