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a court decree requiring a man and wife to cease cohabiting but not dissolving the marriage 司法分离; 法院判决要求夫妻分居但不离婚
[family law]
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see also
a mensa et thoro
The rule of law in nearly all other democracies is based on some degree of separation of the judicial branch of government from the legislative and executive branches.
The court rejected Clinton's claims that lawsuits against presidents in office violate the separation of powers between the judicial branch and the executive branch.