- severable
- adjective Date: 1548 capable of being severed; especially capable of being divided into legally independent rights or obligations • severability noun
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severable — sev·er·able / se vrə bəl, se və rə / adj: capable of being severed: divisible a severable contract a severable bequest compare entire sev·er·abil·i·ty /ˌse vrə bi lə tē, ˌse və rə / … Law dictionary
severable — UK US /ˈsevərəbl/ adjective LAW ► if a contract is severable, it can be ended: »The goods may be delivered in instalments, but the contract is not severable … Financial and business terms
Severable — Sev er*a*ble, a. Capable of being severed. Encyc. Dict. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
severable — [sev′ərə bəl] adj. 1. that can be severed or divided 2. Law separable into distinct, independent obligations: said of a contract severability n … English World dictionary
severable — severability, n. /sev euhr euh beuhl, sev reuh /, adj. 1. capable of being severed. 2. Law. separable or capable of being treated as separate from a whole legal right or obligation: a severable contract obligation. [1540 50; SEVER + ABLE] * * * … Universalium
severable — /ˈsɛvrəbəl/ (say sevruhbuhl), /ˈsɛvərəbəl/ (say sevuhruhbuhl) adjective 1. capable of being severed. 2. Law separable or capable of being treated as separate from a whole legal right or obligation: a severable contract obligation. –severability… …
severable — Admitting of severance or separation; capable of being divided; separable; capable of being severed from other things to which it was joined, and yet maintaining a complete and independent existence. Capable of carrying on an independent… … Black's law dictionary
severable — sever ► VERB 1) divide by cutting or slicing. 2) put an end to (a connection or relationship). DERIVATIVES severable adjective. ORIGIN Old French severer, from Latin separare disjoin, divide … English terms dictionary
severable — adjective capable of being divided or dissociated often drugs and crime are not dissociable the siamese twins were not considered separable a song...never conceived of as severable from the melody • Syn: ↑dissociable, ↑separable • Similar to: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
severable contract — n. A contract that contains two or more independent parts, one or more of which can potentially be breached without invalidating the entire contract. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… … Law dictionary
severable statute — n. A statute that remains valid after portions of it are declared invalid and removed. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. severable statute … Law dictionary
