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clause
clause AC /klɔːz $ klɒːz/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: Medieval Latin clausa 'end of a sentence', from Latin claudere; close1
1. 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.
2. technical a group of words that contains a subject and a verb, but which is usually only part of a sentence