severance
I
noun
bifurcation, cleavage, demarcation, detachment, differentiation, disassociation, discrimination, distinction, distinguishment, division, divorce, fission, isolation, scission, segregation, separation, sunderance, withdrawal
associated concepts: severance damage, severance of statute, severance pay, severance tax
II
index
decentralization, dichotomy, dismissal (discharge), division (act of dividing), estrangement, exception (exclusion), interruption, schism, separation, split
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006