permanent separation

collocation in English

meaningsofpermanentandseparation

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permanent
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/us
/ˈpɝː.mə.nənt/
lasting for a long time or ...
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separation
noun
uk
/ˌsep.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌsep.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
a situation in which two or more people or things ...
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(Definition ofpermanentandseparationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But it gave no power to orderpermanentseparation.
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Research shows that children suffer more from thepermanentseparationof divorce than from bereavement.
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Magistrates were empowered to order apermanentseparationwhere there had been cruelty.
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The lyrics contain meaning ofpermanentseparation.
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They had power to order apermanentseparationwhere there has been desertion or neglect to maintain a wife.
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The consequence of our present policy on people with exceptional leave is, in some cases,permanentseparation.
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Secondly, the treatment of others because of errors sometimes leads topermanentseparationof close family members.
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Apermanentseparationfollowed after only six weeks of them being together.
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It can involve desertion of a spouse with the intention of creating apermanentseparation.
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The test we have adopted therefore—that is to say, the factual likelihood ofpermanentseparation—is one which we hope and think the courts can apply without any great difficulty.
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Notice ofpermanentseparationincluded a reminder of the permanent obligation to fulfill the five irrevocable vows of humility, service, obedience, purity, and poverty.
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