severance
severance Lexical Profile
severance Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Compensation or benefits paid by an employer to an employee upon the involuntary termination of their employment.
"After the company downsized, the laid-off workers received a generous severance based on their years of service."
The action of ending a connection or relationship, or the state of being separated or cut off.
"The diplomatic crisis ultimately led to the complete severance of trade relations between the two nations."
In law, the division of a contract, legal claim, joint tenancy, or criminal trial into separate, independent parts.
"Defense counsel filed a motion for severance so that the two co-defendants could be tried separately."
• Rhymes for severance
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 15th century from Anglo-French 'severaunce', from Old French 'sevrance', derived from 'sevrer' (to separate), which traces back to Latin 'separare' (to pull apart).