severance of actions or claims
- severance of actions or claims
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Black's law dictionary.
HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A..
1990.
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severance of actions — or claims An action of a court in separating the claims of multiple parties and permitting separate actions on each claim or on fewer than all claims at one time. Fed.R.Civ.P. 21. Severance divides lawsuit into two or more independent causes,… … Black's law dictionary
severance of claims — severance of actions or claims An action of a court in separating the claims of multiple parties and permitting separate actions on each claim or on fewer than all claims at one time. Fed.R.Civ.P. 21. Severance divides lawsuit into two or more… … Black's law dictionary
severance — Act of severing, or state of being severed; partition; separation; e.g. a claim against a party may be severed and proceeded with separately. Fed.R.Civil P. 21. Separation of cases so that they can be tried separately. Severance divides lawsuit… … Black's law dictionary
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