A group of words with a subject and a verb that forms part or all of a sentence. In law, it is a specific section or condition in a legal document.
From Old French "clause," from Medieval Latin "clausa" meaning "conclusion" or "end of a sentence," from Latin "claudere" meaning "to close." It originally referred to a closed-off part of a sentence or document.
A clause is like a mini-sentence living inside a bigger one, with its own little engine (subject + verb). In contracts, each clause is a fenced-off area of meaning—close one gate wrong, and the whole deal can twist.
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