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essential clause — noun : restrictive clause … Useful english dictionary
clause — / klȯz/ n: a distinct section of a writing; specif: a distinct article, stipulation, or proviso in a formal document a no strike clause in the collective bargaining agreement claus·al / klȯ zəl/ adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… … Law dictionary
essential — adj. 1) essential for; to 2) essential to + inf. (it is essential to work hard) 3) essential that + clause; subj. (it is essential that all be present) * * * [ɪ senʃ(ə)l] to subj. (it is essential that all be present) essential for essential that … Combinatory dictionary
jurisdiction clause — That essential clause in a bill in equity upon which the complainant bases his claim of the jurisdiction of the court in which the suit is brought … Ballentine's law dictionary
Dependent clause — In linguistics, a dependent clause (sometimes called a subordinate clause) is a clause that augments an independent clause with additional information, but which cannot stand alone as a sentence. Dependent clauses modify the independent clause of … Wikipedia
nonrestrictive clause — noun a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies • Syn: ↑descriptive clause • Hypernyms: ↑subordinate clause, ↑dependent clause * * * noun : a descriptive clause that adds information but is so… … Useful english dictionary
Taxing and Spending Clause — Article I, , Clause 1 of the United States Constitution, is known as the Taxing and Spending Clause. It is the clause that gives the federal government of the United States its power of taxation. Component parts of this clause are known as the… … Wikipedia
Changes clause — A changes clause, in government contracting, is a required clause in government construction contracts. Contents 1 Background 2 Changes clauses for construction contracts in the Federal Acquisition Regulations 3 Purposes … Wikipedia
Non-restrictive clause — A non restrictive clause is a clause in which the noun phrase (NP) that is used to avoid repetition (as the referent of an anaphor, meaning that it is substituted by another word, but refers to the same noun) is determined by its antecedent where … Wikipedia
Dormant Commerce Clause — The Dormant Commerce Clause, also known as the Negative Commerce Clause, is a legal doctrine that courts in the United States have inferred from the Commerce Clause in Article I of the United States Constitution. The Commerce Clause expressly… … Wikipedia
