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Severability

Used to describe the ability of a provision to be separated completely from the main part of the contract, statute or other legal document but still leave the rest of the document legally valid. Sometimes, severability clauses will state that some provisions to the contract are so essential to the contract’s purpose that if they are illegal or unenforceable, the contract as a whole will be voided.
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