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clause

/kloːz/noun1 syllable

Clause means: a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will).

Synonyms for clause3

noun, as in a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

article

also used for clause

sentential, sentence

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What does clause mean?2

noun

1

a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

2

(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with clause?10

two syllables

becauseapplausewithdraws
Show 40 near rhymes
fororyourallmorebeforeofflongcalledthoughtfoursupportcallsmalllawwarcoursetalkcourtlostwrongalongyorknorthsawshortreportformsongacrossboardforcestrongrecordgonebroughtsourcefalldoglord

Clause in a sentence

  • A conjunction is a word which joins words, phrases, clauses and sentences together.sadhen
  • The clause provides that all decisions shall be made by majority vote.unknown
  • Is there a clause in the lease regarding that?sharptoothed
  • A subject is missing in the relative clause.Dejo
  • A conjunction is a word that connects a subordinate clause to a main clause.00shoujikisou
  • A clause is composed of a subject and a predicate.megamanenm
  • An extradition clause was also included in the treaty.CM
  • We need to modify how the clause is written.DJ_Saidez

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of clause

as a noun

plural
clauses