Meaning of SEVERANCE
| Pronunciation: | | 'sevuruns
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- [n] the act of severing
- [n] a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
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| | Synonyms: | | breach, break, falling out, rift, rupture, severing |
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| | See Also: | | breakup, cut, cutting, detachment, separation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sev"er*ance\, n.
1. The act of severing, or the state of being severed;
partition; separation. --Milman.
2. (Law) The act of dividing; the singling or severing of two
or more that join, or are joined, in one writ; the putting
in several or separate pleas or answers by two or more
disjointly; the destruction of the unity of interest in a
joint estate. --Bouvier.
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