SEVERANCE DEFINITIONS - 11 definitions found
Websters 1828 Dictionary 
Severance SEV'ERANCE, n. Separation; the act of dividing or
disuniting. The sevrance of a jointure is make by destroying
the unity of interest. Thus when there are two joint-tenants for life,
and the inheritance is purchased by or descends upon either, it is a
servrance. So also when two persons are joined in a writ,
and one is nonsuited; in this case sevrance is permitted, and the
other plantif may proceed in the suit. So also in assize, when two or
more disseizees appear upon the writ, and not the other, sevrance
is permitted.
WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) 
severance
n 1: a personal or social separation (as between opposing
factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" [syn:
rupture, breach, break, severance, rift, falling
out}]
2: the act of severing [syn: severance, severing]
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) 
severance noun
Date: 15th century the act or process of severing ; the state
of being severed
Oxford English Reference Dictionary 
severance n. 1 the act or an instance of severing. 2 a severed state. Phrases and idioms: severance pay an amount paid to an employee on the early termination of a contract.
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary 
severance
1. Severance from a person or group, or the severance of a connection,
involves the ending of a relationship or connection. (FORMAL)
...his bitter sense of severance from his family.
...the complete severance of diplomatic relations.
N-UNCOUNT
2. Severance pay is a sum of money that a company gives to its employees when it has
to stop employing them. (BUSINESS)
We were offered 13 weeks' severance pay.
ADJ: ADJ n
English Explanatory Dictionary 
severance
ˈsevərəns n. 1 the act or an instance of severing. 2 a severed
state. øseverance pay an amount paid to an employee on the early termination
of a contract.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 
Severance \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.
U.S. Gazetteer (1990) 
Severance, CO (town, FIPS 69150)
Location: 40.52241 N, 104.84961 W
Population (1990): 106 (46 housing units)
Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Severance, KS (city, FIPS 64025)
Location: 39.76686 N, 95.24885 W
Population (1990): 98 (53 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 66087
U.S. Gazetteer (1990) 
Severance, NY
Zip code(s): 12872
Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms 
severance
n.
Separation, partition.
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 
69 Moby Thesaurus words for "severance":
abscission, alteration, amputation, analysis, anatomization,
atomization, butchering, change, chopping, clearance, cleavage,
cutting, demarcation, deportation, desynonymization, detachment,
dichotomy, differencing, differentiation, discard, discrimination,
disequalization, disjunction, disposal, disposition, distinction,
distinguishment, diversification, division, ejection, elimination,
enucleation, eradication, excision, exile, expatriation, expulsion,
fission, individualization, individuation, laceration, liquidation,
modification, mutilation, ostracism, outlawing, outlawry,
particularization, personalization, purge, removal, rending,
resection, riddance, ripping, scission, section, segregation,
separation, severalization, slashing, slicing, specialization,
splitting, surgery, suspension, tearing, variation, withdrawal
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