ALL meanings of clause
clause
C c - countable noun clause A clause is a section of a legal document. 3
- countable noun clause In grammar, a clause is a group of words containing a verb. Sentences contain one or more clauses. There are finite clauses and non-finite clauses. 3
- noun clause a group of words, consisting of a subject and a predicate including a finite verb, that does not necessarily constitute a sentence 3
- noun clause a section of a legal document such as a contract, will, or draft statute 3
- noun clause a group of words containing a subject and a finite verb, usually forming part of a compound or complex sentence: clauses may be joined by parataxis (The house is secluded; you will like it), by modified parataxis (The house is secluded, and you will like it), and by hypotaxis (Because the house is secluded, you will like it) 3
- noun clause a particular article, stipulation, or provision in a formal or legal document 3
- noun clause grammar: part of a sentence 1
- noun clause article in a contract 1
- noun clause A unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate. 1
- noun clause a clause in a will stating that a beneficiary who contests the will shall lose his or her legacy. 1
- noun Technical meaning of clause 1. (logic) A logical formula in conjunctive normal form, which has the schema p1 ^ ...^ pm => q1 V ... V qn. or, equivalently, ~p1 V ... V ~pn V q1 V ... V qn, where pi and qi are atoms. The operators ~, ^, V, => are connectives, where ~ stands for negation, ^ for conjunction, V for disjunction and => for implication. 2. (grammar) A part of a sentence (or programming language statement) that does not constitute a full sentence, e.g. an adjectival clause in human language or a WHERE clause in a SQL statement. 1
- noun clause (Informal) (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) (grammar) A group of two or more words which include a subject and any necessary predicate (the predicate also includes a verb, conjunction, or a preposition) to begin the clause; however, this clause is not considered a sentence for colloquial purposes. 0
- noun clause (grammar) A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is (subordinate) dependent. 0
- noun clause (law) A separate part of a contract, a will or another legal document. 0
- verb clause (Transitive Verb) (shipping) To amend (a bill of lading or similar document). 0