1. able to be separated or divided from something else
2. legally able to be treated as separate or independent
Usage: legal

Examples

• The contract contains severable clauses that can be removed without affecting the rest.
• Each part of the machine is severable for easy maintenance.
• The court ruled that the invalid provision was severable from the valid portions of the law.
• These components are severable and can be replaced individually.
• The warranty terms are severable from the main purchase agreement.
• The damaged section was severable from the rest of the structure.