Meaning & use
Severally
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Separately or individually, rather than jointly, especially as a legal term describing distinct liability.
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The partners were held jointly and severally liable for the debt.
Each committee member was severally responsible for a different section of the report.
A note on using this word
Almost exclusively encountered today in the legal phrase "jointly and severally," meaning each party can be held responsible for the entire obligation independently.
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individuallyseparately
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