Definition of CLAUSE. Meaning of CLAUSE. Synonyms of CLAUSE

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Definition of CLAUSE

Clause
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. The usual attestation clause to a will. --Bouvier. 2. (Gram.) A subordinate portion or a subdivision of a sentence containing a subject and its predicate.
Clause
Clause Clause, n. [Obs.] See Letters clause or close, under Letter.

Meaning of CLAUSE from wikipedia

- dependent or subordinate clauses is called a matrix clause. A matrix clause can be the main clause or any subordinate clause that itself contains one...
- the Senate. In combination with the vesting clauses of Article Two and Article Three, the Vesting Clause of Article One establishes the separation of...
- includes the Citizenship Clause, Privileges or Immunities Clause, Due Process Clause, and Equal Protection Clause. The Citizenship Clause broadly defines citizenship...
- 1's Vesting Clause declares that the executive power of the federal government is vested in the President and, along with the Vesting Clauses of Article...
- The Commerce Clause describes an enumerated power listed in the United States Constitution (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The clause states that the...
- the Double Jeopardy Clause; the Self Incrimination Clause; the Due Process Clause; and, the Takings Clause. The Grand Jury Clause limits governmental...
- that source code be distributed at all. In addition to the original (4-clause) license used for BSD, several derivative licenses have emerged that are...
- Amendment to states—a process known as incorporation—through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In Everson v. Board of Education (1947), the...
- A morality clause (also known as a morals clause, bad boy clause or bad girl clause) is a provision within instruments of a contract which curtail, or...
- Look up Clause or clause in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A clause is a type of construct in grammar. Clause may also refer to: Clause (logic), a disjunction...