n. 1. The act of severing, or the state of being severed; partition; separation. Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Law) The act of dividing; the singling or severing of two or more that join, or are joined, in one writ; the putting in several or separate pleas or answers by two or more disjointly; the destruction of the unity of interest in a joint estate. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ね, ne](n) (1) stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; persistence; (2) (See 基・き・1) radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); (3) { math } root; (4) { Buddh } indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)#3528[Add to Longdo]
[だんぜつ, danzetsu](n, adj-no) (1) extinction; discontinuation; interruption; (n) (2) severance; rupture; (vs) (3) to become extinct; to cease to exist; (4) to sever; to break off; to divide (between two things); (P)#11928[Add to Longdo]