(A) pleading. When an action is brought in the name of several plaintiffs, in which the plaintiffs must of necessity join, and one or more of the persons so named do not appear, or make default after appearance, the other may have judgment of severance, or, as it is technically called, judgment ad sequendum solum. 2. But in personal actions, with the exception of those by … [Read more...] about SEVERANCE
SEWER
A fresh-water trench or little river, encompassed with banks on both sides, to drain off surplus water into the sea. Cowell. Properly, a trench artificially made for the purpose of carrying water into the sea, (or a river or pond.) Crabb, Real Prop, … [Read more...] about SEWER
SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY
In ecclesiastical law. The second Sunday before Lent being about the sixtieth day before Easter. … [Read more...] about SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY
SEX
The physical difference between male and female in animals. 2. In the human species the male is called man, and the female, woman. Some human beings whose sexual organs are somewhat imperfect, have acquired the name of hermaphrodite. 3. In the civil state the sex creates a difference among individuals. Women cannot generally be elected or appointed to offices or service in … [Read more...] about SEX
SEVERANCE PAY
An amount paid to employees who are laid off, typically between two weeks and two months salary. Unless there are large layoffs that may be subject to federal or state law or an amount promised in an employment contract or handbook, there is no legal obligation for an employer to pay the employee severance. … [Read more...] about SEVERANCE PAY