clause

Meaning

Noun

1. A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them.
2. 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.
3. A separate part of a contract, a will or another legal document.

Verb

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

Concepts

clause

article

sentence

section

item

provision

paragraph

stipulation

phrase

point

condition

division

proviso

stipulations

matter

subject

text

theme

topic

part

term

qualification

statement

thesis

law

pact

treaty

head

main

agreement

code

entry

quantification

cl

compound-word

provition

denomination

heresy

sect

motion

offer

overture

premise

proposal

proposition

second

suggestion

mount

mountain

articel

terms and conditions

account

classification

course

regulation

rule

bunsetsu

expression

provisions

tenet

etc.

dependent clause

subordinate clause

branch

strip

clausula

piece

portion

subsection

fund

Pronounced as (IPA)

/klɔːz/

Etymology

From Middle English clause, claus, borrowed from Old French clause, from Medieval Latin clausa (Latin diminutive clausula (“close, end; a clause, close of a period”)), from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere (“to shut, close”). See close, its doublet.

Sentences

Active voice is used in a clause whose subject expresses the main verb's agent .