See Also: clause(dictionary)
clause(dictionary)
grandfather clause(encyclopedia)
establishment clause(encyclopedia)
commerce clause(encyclopedia)
clause (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Valuation clause(finance)
Subordination clause(finance)
Release clause(finance)
Penalty clause(finance)

clause (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin clausa 'end of a sentence', from Latin claudere; CLOSE1]
a part of a written law or legal document covering a particular subject of the whole law or document
::A confidentiality clause was added to the contract.
technical a group of words that contains a subject and a verb, but which is usually only part of a sentence