Wastes resulting from, 1. over production, 2. waiting for next job, 3. unnecessary movement of material, 4. over processing due to poor design, 5. inventories bigger than the requirement, 6. […]
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SEVEN YEARS
a term for a person who has been seen or heard from and is presumed to be dead.
SEVENTH AMENDMENT
See amendments to Constitution .
SEVER
To separate. When two joint defendants separate iu the action, each plead- ing separately his owu plea and relying upon a separate defense , they are said to sever.
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE
In the event a fraud is committed per a poorly written term of an insurance policy this clause protects the insurer from having to make a settlement payment. Legal fees […]
SEVERABLE
Admitting of severance or separation, capable of being divided; capable of being severed from other things to which it was joined, and yet maintaining a complete and independent existence.
SEVERABLE CONTRACT
A contract made up of several parts where you can comply with parts seperately from one another. The failure to comply with one part will not terminate the contract.
SEVERAL
Separate; individual ; Independent . In this sense the word is distinguished from “joint.” Also exclusive; iudi- vidual; appropriated. In this sense it is opposed to “common.”
SEVERAL BUT NOT JOINT
The completion of a transaction by a certain date. Refer to joint and several .
SEVERAL COUNTS
Where a plaintiff has several distinct causes of action, he is allowed to pursue them cumulatively in the same action, subject to certain rules which the law pre- scribos. Wharton.
SEVERAL DEMISES
In English practice. In the action of ejectment, it was formerly customary , in case there were any doubt as to thelegal estate being in the plaintiff, to insert in […]
SEVERAL LIABILITY
Different to a joint liability where more than one person is deemed liable. A plaintiff may initiate procedings against only one party.
SEVERALLY
Solely, seperately, singly or exclusively. Owned by only one entity.
SEVERALTY
agreeing with his minutes and his recollection. See Railroad Co. v. Cone, 37 Kan. 507, 15 Pac. 409; In re Prout’s Estate (Sur.) 11 N. Y. Supp. 100.
SEVERALTY ESTATE
the term that is applied to an estate that is owned by only one person.
SEVERANCE
In pleading. Separation ; division. The separation by defendants in their pleas; the adoption, by several defendants, of separate pleas, instead of joining in the same plea. Steph. PI. 257. […]
SEVERANCE OF CONTRACT
Saving the part of the contract that remains after removing parts of it. Possible where (1) the agreement contains more than one part, (2) you can comply with some clauses […]
SEVERANCE OF PROSECUTION
This term applies to the separating into individual trials in a case where the defendant wants to turn state’s evidence or wants to be separated from the other defendants.
SEVERANCE PACKAGE
The package that is offered to employees whose contract has been closed for work. Will include payment for a set period of time after which employment is terminated.
SEVERANCE PAY
The amount paid to an employee on termination of his work contract.
SEVERE
Strict, austere or intense with disastrous consequences.
SEVERED REALTY
Real property that is converted to personal property after it has been severed or cut and made into a movable object.
SEVERITY
The degree of sterness, harshness or austerity.
SEVERITY RATE
A computation of the expected potential of loss to determine premium rates.
SEWARD, or SEAWARD
One who guards the sea-coast; custos maris .