legal separation
noun
1
- an arrangement by which a husband or wife remain married but live apart, following a court order合法分居（法庭判决的夫妻分居）。亦称 JUDICIAL SEPARATION.
2
- an arrangement by which a child lives apart from a natural parent and with another natural or foster-parent of their choice, following a court decree合法分居（经法庭判决, 孩子自选与亲生父母的一方分居, 而与另一方或养父或养母居住）。