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clause

  [klawz]
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–noun
1. Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
2. a distinct article or provision in a contract, treaty, will, or other formal or legal written document.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME claus(e) (< AF) < ML clausa, back formation from L clausula clausula

Related forms:
clausal, adjective
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clause   (klôz)   
n.  

  1. Grammar A group of words containing a subject and a predicate and forming part of a compound or complex sentence.

  2. A distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin clausa, close of a rhetorical period, from feminine of Latin clausus, past participle of claudere, to close.]
claus'al (klô'zəl) adj.
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Cultural Dictionary

clause

A group of words in a sentence that contains a subject and predicate. (See dependent clause and independent clause.)

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Word Origin & History

clause 
c.1225, from O.Fr. clause, from M.L. clausa, from L. clausula "a closing, termination," in legal sense, "end of a sentence or a legal argument," from clausus, fem. pp. of claudere "to close" (see close (v.)). Sense of "ending" gradually faded.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: clause
Pronunciation: 'kloz
Function: noun
: a distinct section of a writing; specifically : a distinct article, stipulation, or proviso in a formal document clause in the collective bargaining agreement> —claus·al /'klo-z&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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