severally
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8.2
- adverb
- /ˈsɛvərli/
:
individualmente
- If such persons cause or contribute to the deposit of such substances, they are jointly and severally liable for costs incurred by the federal government for actions taken to prevent or remedy such a deposit.
- severally liable
If we believed the whole car would rise at once with us, we would each severally rise and train robbing would never be attempted.
- If we believed the whole car would rise at once with us, we would each severally rise and train robbing would never be attempted.
Examples
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Each partner is jointly and severally liable for the debts of the business.
Blog text (13) -
The court applied Michigan State law, holding that the defendants could be held liable for jointly and severally maintaining a nuisance.
Academic text (1992) -
Under a partnership, each general partner is jointly and severally liable for the business debt.
Blog text (13) -
Such persons are both jointly and severally liable.
Academic text (1992) -
Early cases required that multiple defendants act jointly for the court to hold each jointly and severally liable.
Academic text (1994) -
Generators, contractors, and farmers might all be held jointly and severally liable for any damages.
Academic text (1999) -
After a plaintiff has established that a defendant is liable under CERCLA, the defendant is strictly, jointly, and severally liable.
Academic text (1995) -
Courts also weakened the procedural barriers to holding multiple defendants jointly and severally liable for a plaintiff's damages.
Academic text (1994) -
In order to obtain sufficient funds for cleanup, a landowner may sue other jointly and severally liable PRPs, including the debtor, for equitable contribution.
Academic text (1993) -
The defendants were found liable severally for the damages they caused.
Synonyms
186
1.4
Things happen one after another, not at the same time
148
2.1
Each person does it alone rather than together
136
2.5
Happening one at a time and not with others
121
2.9
Without help from other people
107
1.9
Handle each person or thing in turn, not all at once
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4.4
Separately for each person or case
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4.6
One at a time rather than in a group
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Severally comes from a root meaning 'separate' and is like the English word separate. So, when something is done severally it is done 'individually' or 'one by one', not as a group.