Severability clause
A contract provision that keeps the remaining portions of the contract in force should a court declare one or more of its provisions unconstitutional, void, or unenforceable.
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
A provision in a contract that preserves the rest of the contract if a portion of it is invalidated by a court. Without a severability clause, a decision by the court finding one part of the contract unenforceable would invalidate the entire document.
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:24 pm
