severable

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Assuming the court determines the mandate is unconstitutional and severable from some or most of the rest of the law, it would also have to decide which parts to keep.

From Scientific American • Oct. 21, 2020

In legal terms, they argued that the mandate was not severable from the balance of the law.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2020

“The court presumes that an unconstitutional provision in a law is severable from the remainder of the law or statute,” Justice Kavanaugh wrote in the majority opinion upholding a congressional ban on robocalls.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2020

Mickelson missed only a few fairways through 18 holes, and would have ended the match hours earlier had he been able to cash in on severable makeable birdie putts.

From Reuters • Nov. 23, 2018

"The inquiry into whether a statute is severable is essentially an inquiry into legislative intent."

From Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling by United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania