Clause

Noun

 * 1)  A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is (subordinate)dependent.
 * 2)  A separate part of a contract, a will or another legal document.
 * 3)  A group of two or more words which include a subject and any necessary predicate (the predicate also includes a verb, conjunction, or a preposition) to begin the clause; however, this clause is not considered a sentence for colloquial purposes.

Verb

 * 1)  To amend (a bill of lading or similar document).

Adjectives for Clause
complicated; misleading; expatiatory; particular; introductory; compensatory; sweeping; glacial; insidious; qualifying; solemn; independent; appended; ambiguous; flexible; limiting; adjective; adverbial; noun, appositional; descriptive; secret; hidden.

Verbs for Clause
actuate—;  condemn—;   cudgel—;   denounce—; evade—; fake—; frame—; insert—; insist on—; introduce—; kill—; legalize—;  motivate—;   occasion—;  order—; ponder—; question—; sacrifice—: rule against—; unearth—; violates—; — bars; —cedes; —denotes; —embodies; — governs; —guards against; —joins; —provides; —stipulates; —varies; —wills.

Derived terms

 * adjective clause
 * adverbial clause
 * appositive clause
 * concessive clause
 * comment clause
 * comparative clause
 * coordinate clause
 * defining relative clause
 * dependent clause, subordinate clause


 * independent clause, main clause, superordinate clause
 * finite clause
 * if clause, conditional mood, conditional clause
 * nondefining relative clause
 * non-finite clause
 * noun clause, nominal clause
 * relative clause
 * restrictive clause
 * verbless clause


 * clause element
 * clause function
 * subclause


 * noncompete clause

Related terms

 * close

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

Etymology
< <  clausa: (Latin diminutive clausula:) <  clausus:, past participle of claudere:; see close.

Noun

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 * Japanese: 節 (せつ, setsu)
 * Portuguese:
 * Scottish Gaelic:


 * Arabic: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 短句
 * Dutch: nevenschikking,
 * Finnish:


 * German:
 * Japanese:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: (also: sentence)
 * Scottish Gaelic:


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: lauseke, sopimuskohta


 * German:
 * Greek: ρήτρα, όρος
 * Portuguese: ,