Synonyms for separation

noun

• (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
• coming apart
• the distance between things
• sorting one thing from others
• the act of dividing or disconnecting
• the social act of separating or parting company
• the space where a division or parting occurs
• the state of lacking unity
• the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)