Sub-clause


noun
1.
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
2.
a distinct article or provision in a contract, treaty, will, or other formal or legal written document.
noun
1.
a subordinate section of a larger clause in a document, contract, etc
noun
1.
(grammar) a group of words, consisting of a subject and a predicate including a finite verb, that does not necessarily constitute a sentence See also main clause, subordinate clause, coordinate clause
2.
a section of a legal document such as a contract, will, or draft statute

clause definition

A group of words in a sentence that contains a subject and predicate. (See dependent clause and independent clause.)

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