dissever, disservice. He wrote that the novelty of the case underscored its gravity.

The filing was Mr. Smith’s main submission in the case, which will be argued on April 25.

He wrote that the novelty of the case underscored its gravity.

“The absence of any prosecutions of former presidents until this case does not reflect the understanding that presidents are immune from criminal liability,” Mr. Smith wrote. “It instead underscores the unprecedented nature of petitioner’s alleged conduct.”

For economists, this is radical stuff. They traditionally argue that people best serve themselves and the public by minding their own business. Indeed, this laissez-faire attitude is one reason Carlyle attacked them. Economics, he wrote, "reduces the duty of human governors to that of letting men alone". He was afraid this radical idea would "dissever and destroy most existing institutions of society".

dissever

(dĭ-sĕv'ər)
v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers. v.tr.

1. To separate; sever.
2. To divide into parts; break up.

v.intr.

To become separated or disunited.

[Middle English disseveren, from Old French dessevrer, from Late Latin dissēparāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin sēparāre, to separate; see separate.]

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 分離する, 分割する

Disseverance

n.

[OF. dessevrance.]
The act of disserving; separation.

But the fact that LOT-EK doesn't do slick doesn't mean they can't do big. Mark Robbins, the dean of the school of architecture at Syracuse University, argued that "it would be a disservice to trade only on the novelty" of LOT-EK's work. "They are very much architects," something Robbins said will serve them well as they get bigger commissions. In fact, they recently had a chance to prove this in an extremely competitive arena: Beijing.

disservice

(dĭs-sûr'vĭs)
n.

A harmful action; an injury.