legal separation
NOUN
/liɡəl_,sɛpə'reɪʃən/
16 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH L
legal separation is a valid 16-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
L1E1G2A1L1S1E1P3A1R1A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does legal separation mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order).
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