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trial separation — /traɪəl sɛpəˈreɪʃən/ (say truyuhl sepuh rayshuhn) noun the separation of a married or cohabiting couple, each living alone and conducting an independent life, as a test of whether they want to reconcile differences and resume living together or… …
trial — noun 1 in a court of law ADJECTIVE ▪ fair, unfair ▪ The men claim they did not receive a fair trial. ▪ full ▪ criminal ▪ … Collocations dictionary
trial — tri|al1 [ traıəl ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or INNOCENT. When a case comes to trial it is brought to a court and the person who has been accused of a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
trial — I UK [ˈtraɪəl] / US noun Word forms trial : singular trial plural trials *** 1) [countable/uncountable] legal the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent. When a case comes to trial, it is… … English dictionary
trial — tri|al1 W2S3 [ˈtraıəl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(court)¦ 2¦(test)¦ 3¦(try somebody/something)¦ 4 by/through trial and error 5¦(difficulty)¦ 6¦(sports)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : Anglo French; Origin: trier; TRY1] … Dictionary of contemporary English
separation */*/ — UK [ˌsepəˈreɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms separation : singular separation plural separations 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a period of time that people who are usually together spend apart separation from: a baby s response to separation from its … English dictionary
separation — [[t]se̱pəre͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] separations 1) N VAR: oft N of/from/between n The separation of two or more things or groups is the fact that they are separate or become separate, and are not linked. He believes in the separation of the races. ...a… … English dictionary
separation — sep|a|ra|tion [ ,sepə reıʃn ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a period of time that people who are usually together spend apart: separation from: a baby s response to separation from its mother a ) a decision by a husband and wife not to live… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
separation — noun 1》 the action or state of separating or being separated. ↘the state in which a husband and wife remain married but live apart: a trial separation. 2》 distinction between the signals carried by the two channels of a stereophonic system.… … English new terms dictionary
Separation of church and state in the United States — The phrase separation of church and state (sometimes wall of separation between church and state ), attributed to Thomas Jefferson and others, and since quoted by the Supreme Court of the United States, expresses an understanding of the intent… … Wikipedia
