Clause
31clause — noun 1 in a legal document ADJECTIVE ▪ confidentiality, indemnity, penalty ▪ The penalty clause specifies that late delivery will be fined. ▪ escape, exclusion, exemption …
32clause — 01. Make sure you read all the different [clauses] in the contract before signing it. 02. The difference between a noun phrase and a noun [clause] is that a noun [clause] has a verb in it. 03. I always get confused between dependent [clauses] and …
33clause — n. group of words with a subject and predicate 1) a conditional; dependent, subordinate; independent, main; nonrestrictive; relative; restrictive; verbless clause provision article 2) (esp. AE) a grandfather clause ( a clause that exempts those… …
34CLAUSE — n. f. Disposition particulière faisant partie d’un traité, d’un contrat, d’un arrêté, d’une loi ou de tout autre acte public ou particulier, etc. Clause expresse. Clause conditionnelle. Clause pénale. Mettre, insérer, ajouter une clause dans un… …
35clause — [[t]klɔ͟ːz[/t]] clauses 1) N COUNT: oft N num A clause is a section of a legal document. He has a clause in his contract which entitles him to a percentage of the profits. ...a compromise document sprinkled with escape clauses. ...a complaint… …
36clause — Synonyms and related words: adjectival phrase, article, back matter, bill, book, boundary condition, calendar, catch, chapter, column, companion bills amendment, condition, construction, donnee, dragnet clause, enacting clause, escalator clause,… …
37Clause IV — (of Labour’s constitution) Many early socialists in the Labour Party saw socialism in terms of the original Clause IV of their Constitution: ‘To secure for the workers by hand or by brain the full fruits of their industry and the most… …
38clause — clausal, adj. /klawz/, n. 1. Gram. 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 …
39clause — 1. noun /klɔːz/ a) 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… …
40clause — group of words that contains a true verb (i.e., a verb functioning as such) and subject. The sentence The house, which was built in 1920, was white contains two clauses: The house was white and which was built in 1920. The first, which would… …
