severable

[sev-er-uh-buhl, sev-ruh-]

sev·er·a·ble

[sev-er-uh-buhl, sev-ruh-]
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.

Origin:
1540–50; sever + -able

sev·er·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·sev·er·a·ble, adjective
un·sev·er·a·ble, adjective
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Severable is always a great word to know.
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being unable or legally unqualified to perform specified acts or to be held legally responsible for such acts
an instrument, issued by a magistrate, authorizing an officer to make an arrest, seize property, make a search, or carry a judgment into execution
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severable (ˈsɛvərəbəl)
 
adj
1.  able to be severed
2.  law capable of being separated, as a clause in an agreement: a severable contract

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