nonfinite clause

[ non-fahy-nahyt ]

/ nɒnˈfaɪ naɪt /

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noun

a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left.

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Origin of nonfinite clause

First recorded in 1970–75

They would not, for example, supersede federal law regarding the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment.
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Sanford hits back at Sullivan, who “has certainly not lived up to this clause.”
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Weird as the theory is, invoking “quantum physics” is not an escape clause from obeying physical laws.
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There may even be a clause in her contract by which she has to agree to certain content restrictions.
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But an aspect that is particularly troubling is that such a clause exists at all.
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He added that lessening clause, remembering, quite simply, how much more brilliant he was than Nigel.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
The Act contained another practical clause, designed to block the construction of lines from political considerations.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
An insurance policy may be assigned, though it usually contains a clause that the consent of the insurer is needful.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
This clause was adopted, and James Madison for the first time attracted state-wide attention to his thinking and philosophy.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
His lordship next proceeded to the ten-pound qualification clause.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan