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noun
2.
a breaking off, as of a friendship.
3.
Law. a division into parts, as of liabilities or provisions; removal of a part from the whole.
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Severance
is always a great word to know.
So is exception. Does it mean:
| an objection, as to a ruling of the court in the course of a trial |
| nullification or withdrawal, especially of an offer to contract |
Example Sentences
- Syron will collect their severance package is unclear.
- As required by his contract, he will also receive a year's salary as a severance payment.
- Yet golden parachutes and severance pay are only one part of executive compensation.
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Word Origin & History
severance
1422, from Anglo-Fr., from O.Fr. sevrance, from sevrer (see sever). Meaning "discharge from employment contract" is attested from 1941.
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