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Severance

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several [Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ separate] 1 a : of or relating separately to each

Several, 'several' cannot relate back to infinity it has its own limitations. The use of the word several would

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Sever. Defendants are said to 'sever' in their defences when they plead independently. Trustees made defendants to an action

severable : capable of being severed : divisible [a contract] [a bequest] compare entire sev·er·abil·i·ty [se-vrə-bi-lə-tē, se-və-rə-] n

sever sev·ered sev·er·ing 1 : to end (a joint tenancy) by ending one or all of the unities of

The quality or state of being severe

Capable of being severed

something to divide to part in any way especially by violence as by cutting rending etc as to sever the head from the body

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