severable

[ sev-er-uh-buh l, sev-ruh- ]
/ ˈsɛv ər ə bəl, ˈsɛv rə- /

adjective

capable of being severed.
Law. separable or capable of being treated as separate from a whole legal right or obligation: a severable contract obligation.

Origin of severable

First recorded in 1540–50; sever + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM severable

sev·er·a·bil·i·ty, noun non·sev·er·a·ble, adjective un·sev·er·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for severable

severable
/ (ˈsɛvərəbəl) /

adjective

able to be severed
law capable of being separated, as a clause in an agreement a severable contract