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Definitions for Clause
[1] Grammar . a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
[2] a distinct article or provision in a contract, treaty, will, or other formal or legal written document.
[3] a clause in a will stating that a beneficiary who contests the will shall lose his or her legacy.
[4] 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
[5] a section of a legal document such as a contract, will, or draft statute
Words related to Clause
requirement, section, passage, article, stipulation, provision, specification, paragraph, chapter, limitation, proviso, codicil, point, heading, joker, item, part, kicker, catch, ultimatum
Words nearby Clause
claudine, claudius, claudius i, claudius ii, claught, clause, clausewitz, clausius, clausius cycle, clausthalite, claustral
Origin of Clause
in terrorem clauseFrom the Latin word in terrōrem into terror, i.e., by intimidation, by way of warning
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Other words from Clause
claus·al , adjective
sub·claus·al , adjective
sub·clause , noun
Word origin for Clause
C13: from Old French, from Medieval Latin clausa a closing (of a rhetorical period), back formation from Latin clausula, from claudere to close
Synonyms for Clause
article, paragraph, passage, provision, requirement, section, specification, stipulation, catch, chapter, codicil, condition, heading, item, joker, kicker, limitation, part, point, proviso, rider, ultimatum, fine print, small print, string attached to something