separation

the state of lacking unity

coming apart

the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning"

sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones"

the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state"

the space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls"

the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)

(law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)

the act of dividing or disconnecting