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clause
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural clauses
plural clauses
Learner's definition of CLAUSE
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1
grammar : a part of a sentence that has its own subject and verb分句；子句；从句
- The sentence “When it rained they went inside” consists of two clauses: “when it rained” and “they went inside.”句子When it rained they went inside包括两个分句，分别是when it rained和they went inside。
2
: a separate part of a legal document（法律文件的）条款 — see also grandfather clause
- a clause in a will/contract遗嘱/合同中的条款
1
: a group of words containing a subject and predicate and functioning as a member of a complex (see complex entry 2 sense 1b(2)) or compound (see compound entry 3 sense 3b) sentence
Example Sentences
The sentence “When it rained they went inside” consists of two clauses: “when it rained” and “they went inside.” a clause in a will
Recent Examples on the Web Fletcher, Kowalke’s attorney, said the Alaska Constitution’s disloyalty clause, which prohibits members of groups that seek to overthrow the U.S. and state government from holding public office, should be considered by state regulators. 
Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022 Simple decisions on every level—word, clause, sentence, paragraph—combine in Murnane’s writing to give the act of thinking a shape and a sound. Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 Twitter is suing for specific performance, a clause included in the contract—that Musk signed—saying Twitter can sue not only for damages but also to enforce the merger. Scott Nover, Quartz, 12 July 2022 The new law will go into effect on July 1, 2023, while others will be implemented immediately due to an urgency clause, which required a two-thirds majority vote in both houses of the Legislature. Hannah Wileystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 The trigger law has a superseding clause, which essentially says that the law trumps anything else that may conflict with it. Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 July 2022 The justices ruled that these were violations of the First Amendment’s other religion clause, which bars laws prohibiting the free exercise of religion. Max Raskin, WSJ, 27 June 2022 In the process of ruling for Kennedy, the majority disavowed a major precedent on the First Amendment’s establishment clause, Lemon v. Kurtzman. Adam Liptak, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2022 During his second year as a law student at Harvard, the Supreme Court used the Fourteenth Amendment’s due-process clause to invalidate legislation designed to protect employees in an infamous case called Lochner v. New York. Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022 See More
Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022 Simple decisions on every level—word, clause, sentence, paragraph—combine in Murnane’s writing to give the act of thinking a shape and a sound. Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 Twitter is suing for specific performance, a clause included in the contract—that Musk signed—saying Twitter can sue not only for damages but also to enforce the merger. Scott Nover, Quartz, 12 July 2022 The new law will go into effect on July 1, 2023, while others will be implemented immediately due to an urgency clause, which required a two-thirds majority vote in both houses of the Legislature. Hannah Wileystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 The trigger law has a superseding clause, which essentially says that the law trumps anything else that may conflict with it. Becky Jacobs, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 July 2022 The justices ruled that these were violations of the First Amendment’s other religion clause, which bars laws prohibiting the free exercise of religion. Max Raskin, WSJ, 27 June 2022 In the process of ruling for Kennedy, the majority disavowed a major precedent on the First Amendment’s establishment clause, Lemon v. Kurtzman. Adam Liptak, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2022 During his second year as a law student at Harvard, the Supreme Court used the Fourteenth Amendment’s due-process clause to invalidate legislation designed to protect employees in an infamous case called Lochner v. New York. Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin clausa close of a rhetorical period, from Latin, feminine of clausus, past participle of claudere to close — more at close entry 1
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of clause was in the 13th century Phrases Containing clause
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