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severed

[ sev-erd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

separated from the whole or divided into parts, as by cutting or the like:
The severed cables belonged to two internet companies.
(of ties or a relationship) broken off or dissolved:
One of the greatest tragedies we see in our work is the severed relationships between those in need and their family and friends.
Law. (of an estate, titles of a statute, etc.) divided into parts:
A practice known as severed property, or split estates, allows developers to keep or obtain mineral rights underneath privately owned land.

Origin of severed¹

“The events this year with Ukraine led to his ties with Cato being severed,” a source at the think tank told The Daily Beast.

Uber severed ties with him, and on Monday he was charged with misdemeanor vehicular homicide.

But the accent is just as clearly Trinidadian as he cracks jokes about a severed head he holds by the hair in his right hand.

They decapitate those men deemed foes of their faith and celebrate the gore online, holding up the severed heads.

In the raids that accompanied the arrests, police also found jars filled with formaldehyde containing severed fingers.

This was a hard nut to crack, if his past were not to be ruthlessly severed from Angel's by a word.

On the other hand, his feet are so cold from the artery being severed that they anticipate mortification.

He went down on his knees, and, with his pocket-knife, severed the rope that secured the girl to the "reach."

By his death the connection between the kingdoms of England and Denmark was severed.

The glittering steel glided through the groove, and the head of Madame Roland was severed from her body.

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