Sever

Sever. Defendants are said to 'sever' in their defences when they plead independently. Trustees made defendants to an action are not justified in severing except under very special circumstances....

Sever

To separate as one from another to cut off from something to divide to part in any way especially by violence as by cutting rending etc as to sever the head from the body...

sever

sever sev·ered sev·er·ing 1 : to end (a joint tenancy) by ending one or all of the unities of time, title, possession, or interest (as by conveying one tenant's interest to another party) 2 : to separate (as a contract) into different parts (as independent obligations) in order to treat each separately 3 a : to try (criminal offenses or defendants) separately in order to avoid prejudice b : to split (a criminal trial) into multiple trials in order to avoid prejudice c : to try (civil claims or issues pleaded in the same case) separately sev·er·ance [se-vrəns, -və-rens] n ...

joint and several

joint and several : relating or belonging to two or more parties together and separately [joint and several duties of the partners] see also joint and several liability at liability compare in solido, joint, jointly joint·ly and sev·er·al·ly adv ...

several

several [Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ separate] 1 a : of or relating separately to each individual involved ;specif : enforceable separately against each party [each promisor owed a duty] see also several liability at liability several obligation at obligation b : being separately or individually responsible, liable, or obligated [a obligor] compare joint 2 : separate or distinct from one another [to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the States "U.S. Constitution art. I"] sev·er·al·ly adv ...

Doctrine severability

Doctrine severability, the main test to determine severability are (i) whether the part pronounced valid can stand along and be enforceable, (ii) whether the effect is to substitute for the law intended by the legislature one they may never have been willing, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, 5th Edn., Vol. 1, p. 220.The Constitution of India contains specific provisions in regard to the doctrine of severability, namely, clauses (1) and (2) of Article 13 and clause (i) of Article 254, the former with regard to contravention of a Fundamental Right and the latter with regard to repugnancy of the State Law in relation to a Law of Parliament, Constitution of India, Art. 13(1)(2) and Art. 254(1)...

Several

Several, 'several' cannot relate back to infinity it has its own limitations. The use of the word several would not be indicative of the fact that corruption which took place many years back was under contemplation, Kishore Chandra Patel v. State of Orissa, AIR 1993 Ori 259. [See also Orissa Special Courts Act (22 of 1922)]...

severability clause

severability clause : a clause (as in a contract) which states that provisions are severable ;esp : a clause in a statute that makes the statute's parts or provisions severable so that one part can be invalidated without invalidating the whole called also separability clause ...

Several inheritance

Several inheritance, an inheritance conveyed so as to descend to two persons severally, by moieties, etc....

Melior est justitia vere pr'veniens quam severe puniens

Melior est justitia vere pr'veniens quam severe puniens. 3 Inst. Epil.-(Justice truly preventing is better than severely punishing.)...

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