sev·er·ance /ˈsɛvrən(t)s, ˈsɛvə-/
 切斷,分離,隔離
 Sev·er·ance n.
 1. The act of severing, or the state of being severed; partition; separation.
 2. Law The act of dividing; the singling or severing of two or more that join, or are joined, in one writ; the putting in several or separate pleas or answers by two or more disjointly; the destruction of the unity of interest in a joint estate.
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 severance
      n 1: a personal or social separation (as between opposing
           factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"
           [syn: rupture, breach, break, rift, falling out]
      2: the act of severing [syn: severing]