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clause
noun
a
group
of
words
with
its
own
subject
and
verb
that
forms
part
or
all
of
a
sentence
•
In
the
sentence
“
When
it
rains
,
we
stay
inside
,”
the
words
“
when
it
rains
”
are
a
clause
.
In
the
sentence
“
When
it
rains
,
we
stay
inside
,”
the
words
“
when
it
rains
”
are
a
clause
.
•
Every
sentence
must
contain
at
least
one
main
clause
.
Every
sentence
must
contain
at
least
one
main
clause
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
‘
clause
’,
from
Medieval
Latin
‘
clausa
’ “
close
,
ending
,”
from
Latin
‘
claudere
’ “
to
close
.”
noun
a
specific
section
or
numbered
item
in
a
legal
document
,
contract
,
or
law
•
The
lease
includes
a
clause
that
bans
pets
in
the
apartment
.
The
lease
includes
a
clause
that
bans
pets
in
the
apartment
.
•
He
pointed
to
clause
12
of
the
contract
to
prove
his
rights
.
He
pointed
to
clause
12
of
the
contract
to
prove
his
rights
.
Same
origin
as
the
grammatical
sense
:
from
Latin
‘
claudere
’ “
to
close
,”
referring
to
a
closed
section
of
text
.
