severance

n. 1) a separating by court order, such as separate trials for criminal defendants who were charged with the same crime, or trying the negligence aspect of a lawsuit before a trial on the damages. Such division of issues in a trial is sometimes also called "bifurcation." Severance is granted when a joint trial might be unfair, or reaching a decision on one issue (such as negligence) may save the trouble of hearing the other questions. 2) extra pay offered and made to a person to encourage him/her to resign, retire, or settle a potential claim for discharge.
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NOUN die Abtrennung | die Abtrennungen
SYNO Ablösung | Abtrennung | Auftrennung ...

Abtrennung {f}
segregation
detachment
partition
separation
secession
amputation
removal
Abtrennung {f} [mit Trennwand]
partitioning