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).

SYNONYMS