What is Severability?

What is Severability?

• A. If a part is not enforced, other parts remain binding
• B. If a part is not enforced, all parts are void
• C. If a part is not enforced, the contract ends
• D. If a part is not enforced, the entire agreement is void

Answer: (A)

Severability is a provision that allows an unenforceable part of a contract to be removed while the rest remains binding. If a clause can’t be enforced, the contract should still stand for the other terms, rather than voiding the entire agreement. This protects the overall deal by isolating the problematic provision and keeping the valid parts in force. The other outcomes—voiding the whole contract or ending the entire agreement because one part can’t be enforced—don’t reflect how severability works.

Severability is a provision that allows an unenforceable part of a contract to be removed while the rest remains binding. If a clause can’t be enforced, the contract should still stand for the other terms, rather than voiding the entire agreement. This protects the overall deal by isolating the problematic provision and keeping the valid parts in force. The other outcomes—voiding the whole contract or ending the entire agreement because one part can’t be enforced—don’t reflect how severability works.