Associations to the word «Clause»
Noun
- Exercise
- Possessor
- Enactment
- Scrutiny
- Liability
- Paragraph
- Auxiliary
- Confrontation
- Defendant
- Suffix
- Ruling
- Impeachment
- Court
- Estab
- Bargaining
- Prohibition
- Constituent
- Imposition
- Inversion
- Treaty
- Inflection
- Semantic
- Legislation
- Segregation
- Precedent
- Requiring
- Harlan
- Interpretation
- Insert
- Override
- Jurisdiction
- Negligence
- Limitation
- Congress
- Fairness
- Veto
- Citizenship
- Omission
- Affirmation
- Waiver
- Interpreting
- Excise
- Lemon
- Ordinance
- Magna
- Obligation
- Appropriation
- Sat
- Beneficiary
- Compensation
- Validity
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
CLAUSE, noun. (Can we clean up([1]) this sense?) (grammar) (informal) A group of two or more words which include a subject and any necessary predicate (the predicate also includes a verb, conjunction, or a preposition) to begin the clause; however, this clause is not considered a sentence for colloquial purposes.
CLAUSE, noun. (grammar) A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is (subordinate) dependent.
CLAUSE, noun. (legal) A separate part of a contract, a will or another legal document.
CLAUSE, verb. (transitive) (shipping) To amend (a bill of lading or similar document).
Dictionary definition
CLAUSE, noun. (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence.
CLAUSE, noun. A separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will).
Wise words
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