Definition of Clauses. Meaning of Clauses. Synonyms of Clauses

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Definition of Clauses

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 Clauses from wikipedia

- subordinate clauses.[citation needed] A primary division for the discussion of clauses is the distinction between independent clauses and dependent clauses. An...
- content clauses, relative clauses, adverbial clauses, and clauses that complement an independent clause in the subjunctive mood. A content clause, also...
- with all clauses, it contains a subject and predicate, though the subject as well as the (predicate) verb are omitted and implied if the clause is reduced...
- forms with boilerplate clauses (boilerplate language, used as standard language). Such clauses refers to the standardized clauses in contracts, and they...
- contract is purchasing the other party's good name or re****tion. These clauses are most seen in contracts between actors and actresses and their studios...
- and prefers content clause.: 91  In English, there are two main kinds of content clauses: declarative content clauses (or that-clauses), which correspond...
- The Santa Clauses is an American Christmas fantasy comedy television series created by Jack Burditt for Disney+ and based on The Santa Clause film series...
- that the Vesting Clauses do not create the separation of powers, and it actually arises from the representation and appointment clauses elsewhere in the...
- the Senate. In combination with the vesting clauses of Article Two and Article Three, the Vesting Clause of Article One establishes the separation of...
- distinguish two types of relative clause: direct relative clauses and indirect relative clauses. A direct relative clause is used where the relativized element...