Severability — In law, severability refers to a provision in a contract which states that if parts of the contract are held to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, the remainder of the contract should still apply. Sometimes, severability clauses will state… … Wikipedia
Severability — A clause in a contract that allows for the terms of the contract to be independent of one another, so that if a term in the contract is deemed unenforceable by a court, the contract as a whole will not be deemed unenforceable. If there were no… … Investment dictionary
severability clause — n: a clause (as in a contract) which states that provisions are severable; esp: a clause in a statute that makes the statute s parts or provisions severable so that one part can be invalidated without invalidating the whole – called also… … Law dictionary
Severability clause — The severability clause (sometimes referred to as a salvatorius clause, from the Latin word salvatorius ) is the name for a special clause that regulates the legal consequences or the applicability of the remaining clauses of a contract when some … Wikipedia
severability doctrine — If promise sued on is related to an illegal transaction, but is not illegal in and of itself, severability doctrine applies, and recovery should not be denied, if aid of illegal transaction is not relied on or required, or if promise sued on is… … Black's law dictionary
severability of contract — The quality in a contract in contrast with entirety. The quality which renders the contract susceptible to division into sets to be performed, each set embracing a performance on the one side which is an agreed exchange for performance on the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
severability of statute — A concept applicable when a part of a statute is unconstitutional, the question being whether severability permits the saving of the part not unconstitutional in itself. The quality of a statute in the respect that a part of it has meaning and… … Ballentine's law dictionary
severability — noun see severable … New Collegiate Dictionary
severability — See severable. * * * … Universalium
severability — separability … Glossary of international commercial arbitration
