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- Santa ClauseAlternative form of Santa Claus: A figure said to bring presents to people (especially children) at Christmas time.
- main clauseA clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb.
- relative clauseA subordinate clause that modifies or gives further information about a noun or sometimes a whole statement; in English, it may be introduced by a relative pronoun (sometimes optional) such as that, which or who.
- coordinate clauseSynonym of main clause: A clause that can stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence and contains at least a subject and a verb.
- Establishment ClauseA clause in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, stating Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.
- subordinate clauseA clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence but rather functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb within a sentence, having been cued by any of various introductory words that subordinate it (complementize it).
- forum selection clauseA contractual provision determining the territorial (or less often only international, or subject matter) jurisdiction for a legal dispute concerning a concrete legal relationship.
- sunset clauseA provision of a law which says the law or something under it, as an agency or benefit established by it, will come to an end on a particular date or after a particular period of time.
- final clauseA dependent adverbial clause expressing purpose.
- grandfather clauseA clause or section, especially in a law, granting exceptions for people or organisations who were affected by previous conditions.
- noun clauseA clause that is used as a subject or object.
- Commerce ClauseA clause in the United States Constitution stating that Congress shall have the power "[t]o regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes."
- adverbial clauseA subordinate clause that functions like an adverb within a main clause.
- content clauseA dependent clause that functions similar to a noun phrase and expresses the content of a thought, statement, question or sentiment.
- escape clauseAny clause, term or condition in a contract or statute that avoids the application of a provision
- objects clauseA provision in a company's constitution stating the purpose and range of activities for which the company is carried on.
- Free Exercise ClauseA clause in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, stating Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
- notwithstanding clauseSection 33 of Part I (Charter of Rights and Freedoms) of the Canadian Constitution Act (1982), which permits the creation of laws without regard for certain constitutional rights. Specifically, under section 33 the federal and provincial …
- exit clauseA provision in a legal document or lease allowing a signatory or lessee to terminate the contract legally and usually without penalty under certain circumstances.
- small clauseA minimal predicate structure that possesses arguments and predicates but no tense: small clauses usually occur within the context of full clauses and may act as the direct object of the verb.
- negative clausea clause that states a negative
- Negative Commerce ClauseSynonym of Dormant Commerce Clause: A legal doctrine inferred from the Commerce Clause that prohibits states from discriminating against interstate or international commerce.
- break clauseA term in a tenancy agreement that allows the tenancy to come to an end before the stated date of termination.
- dependent clauseA subordinate clause.
- forum clauseSynonym of forum selection clause: A contractual provision determining the territorial (or less often only international, or subject matter) jurisdiction for a legal dispute concerning a concrete legal relationship.
Compound words 7
- subclauseA subordinate clause.
- nonclauseAn utterance that is nonclausal, such as a noun phrase, prepositional phrase, or interjection.
- clausehoodThe property of being a clause.
- clauselikeResembling or characteristic of a clause.
- multiclauseOf or relating to more than one clause.
- semiclauseA partial clause; part of a clause.
- afterclauseA clause that occurs after another clause in a document.