clause
[noun]
Synonyms: section, article, chapter, condition, paragraph, part, passage

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

clause AC /klɔːz $ klɒːz/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin clausa 'end of a sentence', from Latin claudere; ⇒ close¹]

1. a part of a written law or legal document covering a particular subject of the whole law or document:
A confidentiality clause was added to the contract.

2. technical a group of words that contains a subject and a verb, but which is usually only part of a sentence

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

clause
noun
I. in a legal document
ADJ. clawback (= for retrieving money already paid out), confidentiality, escalator (= that allows for a rise in wages or prices under certain conditions), force majeure, indemnity, liability, limitation, penalty The penalty clause specifies that late delivery will be fined.
escape, exclusion, exemption, get-out, let-out, opt-out
VERB + CLAUSE contain, have The contract contains a confidentiality clause.
add, include, insert, put in We added an opt-out clause to the agreement.
delete, take out | amend
PREP. in a/the ~ There is some ambiguity in this clause.
under a/the ~ Under Clause 5.8, the company is responsible for the health of its employees.
~ on a clause on pollution

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

clause
II. in grammar
ADJ. main, subordinate | conditional, coordinate, dependent, finite, independent, infinitive, non-finite, relative | non-restrictive, restrictive a restrictive relative clause
adverbial, nominal, noun
PREP. in a/the ~ The completed action is in the main clause.

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