SEPARATION

Definition

1. noun the state of lacking unity.
2. noun coming apart. — synonyms: breakup, detachment
3. noun the distance between things. — synonyms: interval
4. noun sorting one thing from others.
5. noun the social act of separating or parting company.
6. noun the space where a division or parting occurs.
7. noun the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal).
8. noun (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order). — synonyms: legal_separation
9. noun the act of dividing or disconnecting.