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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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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

As a counterploy she locked him out on the street where he lives, then sued for separate maintenance.

From Time Magazine Archive

Alimony is an allowance that the law gives the woman for her separate maintenance upon living from her husband.

From Hudibras by Butler, Samuel