Severance: alternatives and connections

the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations)

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of Cut

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of Cut

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The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached.

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The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or separate.

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Division or separation; specifically (Eccl.), permanent division or separation in the Christian church; breach of unity among people of the same reli…

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A flea.

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A flea.

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The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.

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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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p. p. of Rive.

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The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the rupture of a vessel or fiber; the ruptu…

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of Sever

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