separate maintenance
Example Sentences
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The separate maintenance loan is intended to cover accommodation, food, books and equipment.
From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025
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
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
If they part by consent, and he secures to her a separate maintenance, and pays it according to agreement, he is not liable, even for necessaries.
From The Government Class Book Designed for the Instruction of Youth in the Principles of Constitutional Government and the Rights and Duties of Citizens. by Young, Andrew W.
