Meaning & use
Severable
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Capable of being separated or divided, especially describing a contract clause able to stand on its own if another part is found invalid.
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The contract included a severable clause so the rest of the agreement would survive if one section were struck down.
The judge ruled that the illegal provision was severable from the remainder of the statute.
A note on using this word
Frequently encountered in legal drafting as a 'severability clause,' which protects the rest of a contract if one part is ruled unenforceable.
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