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/ËsÉvÉrÉns/. noun. Learner's definition of SEVERANCE. [singular] formal. 1. : the act of ending someone's employment. â usually used before another noun. a severance of employment. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. severance pay [=money given to someone who has been fired or laid off from a job]. She received a good severance package [=money and other benefits given when employment is ended] when she was laid off.
In civil suits severance refers to the division of a trial into two or more parts. Plaintiffs in civil suits base their cases on a cause of actionâfacts that give the plaintiff the right to sue. For reasons of judicial economy, the court may order the lawsuit divided into two or more independent causes of action.ourth, severance pay is an amount of money paid to employees upon the termination of their employment. It is usually based on the employee's salary and duration of employment.