CLAUSE


Meaning of CLAUSE in English

noun

1 in a legal document

ADJECTIVE

▪ confidentiality , indemnity , penalty

The penalty ~ specifies that late delivery will be fined.

▪ escape , exclusion , exemption , get-out , let-out , opt-out

▪ grandfather (= allowing an old rule to continue to apply in some situations) ( AmE ), sunset (= ending a law after a particular date)

VERB + CLAUSE

▪ contain , have

The contract contains a confidentiality ~.

▪ add , include , insert , put in

We added an opt-out ~ to the agreement.

▪ delete , take out

▪ amend

▪ violate ( esp. AmE )

▪ invoke

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~

There is some ambiguity in this ~.

▪ under a/the ~

Under Clause 5.8, the company is responsible for the health of its employees.

▪ ~ on

a ~ on pollution

2 in grammar

ADJECTIVE

▪ main , subordinate

▪ conditional , dependent , finite , independent , infinitive , non-finite , relative

▪ non-restrictive , restrictive

a restrictive relative ~

▪ adverbial , nominal , noun

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~

The completed action is in the main ~.

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