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separate maintenance

NOUN
divorce
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annulment breakup dissolution separation split
STRONG
breach break detachment disparateness dissociation disunion division divorcement partition rupture severance splitsville
WEAK
decree nisi dedomiciling parting of the ways
Antonyms
STRONG
agreement association attachment combination connection juncture union unity
WEAK
marriage

Example Sentences

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The separate maintenance loan is intended to cover accommodation, food, books and equipment.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

Students in Northern Ireland from less well-off backgrounds can also get a separate maintenance grant of up to £3,475, depending on their household income.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025

Most inspection reports will separate maintenance work from more pressing matters.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2022

Mary is now suing for separate maintenance on the ground of mental cruelty.

From Time Magazine Archive

And, if there were witnesses, they would only be of use so far as separate maintenance is concerned, with which the Signora is not supplied.

From Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von