clause

clause
clause /'klȯz/ n: a distinct section of a writing; specif: a distinct article, stipulation, or proviso in a formal document
a no-strike clause in the collective bargaining agreement
claus·al /'klȯ-zəl/ adj

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

clause
I noun article, caput, condition, conditiosine qua non, contract, covenant, exception, exemption, limitation, membrum, paragraph, pars, passage, phrase, proposition, provision, proviso, qualification, section, sentence, specification, stipulation, term associated concepts: commerce clause, commercial clause, enacting clause, escalation clause, forfeiture clause, grandfather clause, incontestable clause, loss payable clause, most favored nation clause, penalty clause, residuary clause, saving clause, specific clause, spendthrift clause, standard mortagagee clause, sunsetting clause foreign phrases:
- Clausula generalis de residuo non ea complectitur quae non ejusdem sint generis cum lis quae speclatim dicta fuerant. — A general clause concerning the remainder does not include those matters which are not of the same kind with those which have been specially expressed
- Clausula generalis non refertur ad expressa. — A general clause does not refer to things expressly mentioned.
- Clausula quae abrogationem excludit ab initio non valet. — A clause which forbids its abrogation is invalid from the beginning.
- Clausula vel dispositio inutilis per praesumptionem remotam, vel causam ex post facto non fuicitur. — A useless clause or provision is not supported by a remote presumption, or by a cause that arises afterwards
- Clausulae inconsuetae semper inducunt suspicionem. — Unusual clauses always arouse suspicion
II index amendment (legislation), article (distinct section of a writing), caption, chapter (division), condition (contingent provision), limitation, phrase, subheading, term (provision), title (division)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


clause
n.
A paragraph, stipulation, or article in a legal document such as a contract or pleading.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


clause
1. part of a document.
2. part of a Bill that, if it becomes an Act of Parliament, will become a section.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


clause
A section, phrase, paragraph, or segment of a legal document, such as a contract, deed, will, or constitution, that relates to a particular point.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


clause
A section, phrase, paragraph, or segment of a legal document, such as a contract, deed, will, or constitution, that relates to a particular point.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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