Clause

Quick meaning: Clause is a noun meaning (grammar) A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them.

Meaning

(grammar) A verb, its necessary grammatical arguments, and any adjuncts affecting them.

More Meanings

1. (law) A distinct part of a contract, a will or another legal document.
2. (databases) A constituent (component) of a statement or query.
3. (transitive, shipping) To amend (a bill of lading or similar document).
4. (grammar) A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance.
5. (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 dependent (subordinate). (Independent clauses can be sentences; they can also be part of a sentence. Dependent clauses can only be part of a sentence.)

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: sentential, sentence

There is little authority in English law dealing with the liability of a carrier who unnecessarily clauses a bill of lading.

The question of clausing the bills of lading, so as to avoid "dirtying", which impairs its negotiability, may also be looked into

Any attempt to clause a Bill of Lading will be strenuously resisted by shippers, and they will obtain clean bills in the usual ways

Word Forms

• clauses
• clausing
• claused

Synonyms for clause

Depending on context, synonyms include sentential, sentence, article.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include article, condition, subparagraph, expression, phrase, point.

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