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Definition of Clause
1. Noun. (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence.
Category relationships: Grammar
Group relationships: Sentence
Generic synonyms: Construction, Expression, Grammatical Construction
Specialized synonyms: Independent Clause, Main Clause, Coordinate Clause, Dependent Clause, Subordinate Clause, Relative Clause
Derivative terms: Clausal
Group relationships: Sentence
Generic synonyms: Construction, Expression, Grammatical Construction
Specialized synonyms: Independent Clause, Main Clause, Coordinate Clause, Dependent Clause, Subordinate Clause, Relative Clause
Derivative terms: Clausal
2. Noun. A separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will).
Exact synonyms: Article
Generic synonyms: Section, Subdivision
Specialized synonyms: Arbitration Clause, Deductible, Double Indemnity, Escalator, Escalator Clause, Joker, Reserve Clause, Rider
Group relationships: Document, Papers, Written Document
Category relationships: Contract
Derivative terms: Article
Generic synonyms: Section, Subdivision
Specialized synonyms: Arbitration Clause, Deductible, Double Indemnity, Escalator, Escalator Clause, Joker, Reserve Clause, Rider
Group relationships: Document, Papers, Written Document
Category relationships: Contract
Derivative terms: Article
Definition of Clause
1. n. A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document.
2. n. See Letters clause or close, under Letter.
Definition of Clause
1. a distinct part of a composition [n -S] : CLAUSAL [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clause
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