Legal Concept Explained
Severability
“If one sentence in the contract turns out to be illegal, the rest of the contract stays alive instead of the whole deal falling apart.”
Formal Legal Definition
A standard boilerplate clause stating that if any individual provision of the contract is determined by a court to be illegal or unenforceable, the remaining terms of the contract will continue in full force and effect.
How It Appears in Actual Contracts
'If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force.'
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