Topic: GRAMMAR
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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Medieval Latin clausa 'end of a sentence', from Latin claudere; CLOSE1 |
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clause S3 W2
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[countable]1SCL a part of a written law or legal document covering a particular subject of the whole law or document : 
A confidentiality clause was added to the contract.
A confidentiality clause was added to the contract.2SLG technical a group of words that contains a subject and a verb, but which is usually only part of a sentence
