separate maintenance
Example Sentences
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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
A separate maintenance loan is intended to cover accommodation, food, books and equipment.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2024
Most inspection reports will separate maintenance work from more pressing matters.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
Finally their two-year marriage went all aflivver and Jill sued for separate maintenance, demanding all of their communal property.
From Time Magazine Archive
Marston's embarrassed fortunes made it to him an object to resume the portion of his income heretofore devoted to the separate maintenance of his wife and daughter.
From The Evil Guest by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
