clause
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
a distinct article or provision in a contract, treaty, will, or other formal or legal written document.
Origin of clause
1Other words from clause
- clausal, adjective
- sub·claus·al, adjective
- subclause, noun
Words that may be confused with clause
- clause , claws
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How to use clause in a sentence
Senhor José remains stationary, but this lengthy series of clauses propels the reader along an unmarked path.
Specifically, more couples are beginning to request digital privacy clauses in prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements.
But public figures are not the only ones who need to weigh the costs and benefits of digital privacy clauses.
Activists say they've come across contracts with all sorts of unreasonable and downright illegal clauses.
Italy and Greece both have clauses under which women can give birth anonymously.
Then followed various clauses defining the duties and authority with which Mr. Hunt, as Manager, was invested.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThey might beat government on different clauses; but all that was done in the committee might be undone on bringing up the report.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanOn these grounds, therefore, he moved that the first and second clauses of the bill should be postponed.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanIn these sentiments the lord-chancellor coincided; the clauses, he said, were as necessary as any others.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanOn a division, the motion to omit all the appropriation clauses was carried by one hundred and thirty-eight against forty-one.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
British Dictionary definitions for clause
/ (klɔːz) /
grammar a group of words, consisting of a subject and a predicate including a finite verb, that does not necessarily constitute a sentence: See also main clause, subordinate clause, coordinate clause
a section of a legal document such as a contract, will, or draft statute
Origin of clause
1Derived forms of clause
- clausal, adjective
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Cultural definitions for clause
A group of words in a sentence that contains a subject and predicate. (See dependent clause and independent clause.)
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