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practice. When defendants who are sued jointly have separate defences, they may in general sever, that is, each one rely on his own separate defence; each may plead severally and insist on his own separate plea. See Severance. To separate. When two joint defendants separate in the action, each pleading separately his own plea and relying upon a separate defense, they are said … [Read more...] about SEVER

Term used for persons convicted of sex crimes such as rape and molestation. … [Read more...] about SEX OFFENDER

A state of separation or partition. A several agreement or covenant, is one entered into by two or more persons separately, each binding himself for the whole; a several action is one in which two or more persons are separately charged; a several inheritance, is one conveyed so as to descend, or come to two persons separately by moieties. Several is usually opposed to joint. … [Read more...] about SEVERA

In ecclesiastical law. The second Sunday before Lent being about the sixtieth day before Easter. … [Read more...] about SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY

A contract provision that states that if a court finds one clause of a contract unenforceable, only that portion is invalidated and does not affect the validity of the entire agreement. Without this provision, an unenforceable clause could invalidate the entire contract. … [Read more...] about SEVERABILITY CLAUSE