elastic clause

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noun

a statement in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.

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Words nearby elastic clause

elastic, elasticate, elastic band, elastic bandage, elastic cartilage, elastic clause, elastic collision, elastic deformation, elastic fiber, elasticin, elasticity

Example sentences from the Web for elastic clause

They would not, for example, supersede federal law regarding the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment.
A Field General in the War on Christmas|David Freedlander|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The second was that the demand for seduction schooling was elastic.
The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc|Brandy Zadrozny|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sanford hits back at Sullivan, who “has certainly not lived up to this clause.”
Mark Sanford’s Epic Facebook Overshare|Olivia Nuzzi|September 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Weird as the theory is, invoking “quantum physics” is not an escape clause from obeying physical laws.
Dear NASA: Fuel-Free Rocket Thruster Is Literally Too Good to Be True|Matthew R. Francis|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There may even be a clause in her contract by which she has to agree to certain content restrictions.
Sarah Palin Is Perfect for ‘The View’|Dean Obeidallah|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Accordingly, the question "How far does the note issue under the new system seem likely to prove an elastic one?"
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
The sputum of more advanced cases resembles that of chronic bronchitis, with the addition of tubercle bacilli and elastic fibers.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
He added that lessening clause, remembering, quite simply, how much more brilliant he was than Nigel.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
Industrial society is therefore mobile, elastic, standing at any moment in a temporary and unstable equilibrium.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
The non-elastic character of water made it unsuitable for a machine requiring a fly-wheel.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

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