clause

Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.

a distinct article or provision in a contract, treaty, will, or other formal or legal written document.

noun

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

A group of words in a sentence that contains a subject and predicate . ( See dependent clause and independent clause .)

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English claus(e), from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin clausa, back formation from Latin clausula clausula

Word History and Origins

C13: from Old French, from Medieval Latin clausa a closing (of a rhetorical period), back formation from Latin clausula, from claudere to close

Example Sentences

So far, TV networks have pushed back against agreeing to these enigmatic clauses.

The contract clause had an end date that was slowly approaching, so the question of when Avatar 2 was expected to release was critical.

The document in both cases includes the same clauses placing the burden on the city if things don’t go as planned.

Allied Universal’s contract also includes a clause stating that its video footage is not considered a public record, meaning members of the public need a court order to view footage recorded by more than two-thirds of the agency’s security force.

Her practice already had a digital platform compliant with health-related privacy laws and patient release forms that included a clause about telehealth.

They would not, for example, supersede federal law regarding the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment.

Sanford hits back at Sullivan, who “has certainly not lived up to this clause.”

Weird as the theory is, invoking “quantum physics” is not an escape clause from obeying physical laws.

There may even be a clause in her contract by which she has to agree to certain content restrictions.

But an aspect that is particularly troubling is that such a clause exists at all.

He added that lessening clause, remembering, quite simply, how much more brilliant he was than Nigel.

The Act contained another practical clause, designed to block the construction of lines from political considerations.

An insurance policy may be assigned, though it usually contains a clause that the consent of the insurer is needful.

This clause was adopted, and James Madison for the first time attracted state-wide attention to his thinking and philosophy.

His lordship next proceeded to the ten-pound qualification clause.