'Clause' definitions:
Definition of 'clause'
(from WordNet)
noun
(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
noun
A separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) [syn: article, clause]
Definition of 'Clause'
From: GCIDE
- Clause \Clause\, n. [F. clause, LL. clausa, equiv. to L. clausula clause, prop., close of ? rhetorical period, close, fr. claudere to shut, to end. See Close.]
- 1. A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document. [1913 Webster]
- The usual attestation clause to a will. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Gram.) A subordinate portion or a subdivision of a sentence containing a subject and its predicate. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Clause'
From: GCIDE
- Clause \Clause\, n. [Obs.] See Letters clause or Letters close, under Letter. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'clause'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- escape clause,
- escape hatch,
- expression,
- fascicle,
- fine print,
- folio,
- front matter,
- gathering,
- given,
- grounds,
- headed group,
- hold-up bill,
- idiom,
- idiotism,
- installment,
- joker,
- kicker,
- limiting condition,
- livraison,
- locution,
- manner of speaking,
- motion,
- noun phrase,
- number,
- obligation,
- omnibus bill,
- page,
- paragraph,
- parameter,
- part,
- passage,
- peculiar expression,
- period,
- phrasal idiom,
- phrase,
- prerequisite,
- privileged question,
- provision,
- provisions,
- proviso,
- question,
- requisite,
- rider,
- saving clause,
- section,
- sentence,
- serial,
- set phrase,
- sheet,
- signature,
- sine qua non,
- small print,
- specification,
- standard phrase,
- stipulation,
- string,
- syntactic structure,
- term,
- terms,
- text,
- turn of expression,
- turn of phrase,
- ultimatum,
- usage,
- utterance,
- verb complex,
- verb phrase,
- verbalism,
- verse,
- volume,
- way of speaking,
- whereas,
- word-group
Words containing 'Clause'
- Blanket clause,
- Conscience clause,
- Enacting clause,
- Letters clause,
- Pedigree clause,
- Relative clause,
- Residuary clause,
- Santa Claus,
- Santa Claus, IN,
- arbitration clause,
- coordinate clause,
- dependent clause,
- descriptive clause,
- enabling clause,
- escalator clause,
- grandfather clause,
- independent clause,
- main clause,
- nonrestrictive clause,
- reserve clause,
- restrictive clause,
- saving clause,
- subordinate clause,
- Derogatory clause in a testament,
- Santa Claus, GA,
- Most-favored-nation clause