a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate
a clause that can form a complete sentence standing alone, having a subject and a predicate
a contract provision which specifies the conditions under which a party can be freed from an obligation
a clause expressing purpose or intention (e.g. one introduced by in order that or lest)
a provision in a contract, statute, or other legal document containing an exemption from one or more of its conditions or obligations
a clause which contains neither a finite verb nor the infinitive marker ‘to’, for example him groan in I heard him groan
a relative clause appended without a relative pronoun to the noun phrase that governs it, as in the man I saw yesterday
a clause in a memorandum of association specifying the objects for which the company was established
a clause in a law providing for exemption or other allowances on the grounds of moral or religious conscience
a clause in a contract that allows for a rise in wages or prices under certain conditions
a contractual provision disclaiming liability for a particular eventuality
a clause exempting certain pre-existing classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation
a clause specifying a circumstance in which the terms of an agreement or contract shall not apply
a clause, typically introduced by a conjunction, that forms part of and is dependent on a main clause (e.g. ‘when it rang’ in ‘she answered the phone when it rang’)
the clause in the First Amendment of the US Constitution that prohibits the establishment of religion by Congress
a clause in a contract that allows for a rise in wages or prices under certain conditions