{
    "term": "clause",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a group of words that includes a subject and a verb, and forms a sentence or part of a sentence",
            "sensetop": "in a clause",
            "labels": "(grammar)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The verb in the clause is in the past simple tense.",
                    "contextForm": "in a clause"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is the object of the verb of the clause."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Commas are used to separate clauses of sentences."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the second clause in the sentence"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A simple sentence consists of only one clause."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a restrictive relative clause"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Language"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["main", "subordinate", "conditional"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the clause"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an item in a legal document that says that a particular thing must or must not be done",
            "sensetop": "in a clause",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a confidentiality clause"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a key clause of the US Constitution"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a clause in the contract forbidding tenants to sublet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the requirements set out in clauses 174 to 176",
                    "contextForm": "in a clause"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The contract contains a confidentiality clause."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The penalty clause specifies that late delivery will be fined."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Under Clause 5.8, the company is responsible for the health of its employees."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We added an opt-out clause to the agreement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a clause on pollution"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Clause 2.7.3 should be studied carefully."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many of the clauses will have to be amended."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The agreement contained a clause stipulating that there was no admission of guilt on the part of the company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The clause allows the minister to repeal or alter legislation without obtaining approval from Parliament."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Law and justice"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["confidentiality", "indemnity", "penalty"],
                "verb + clause": ["contain", "have", "add"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the clause", "under a/​the clause", "clause on"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/klɔːz/",
                "audio": "cl/clause/clause__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/klɔːz/",
                "audio": "cl/clause/clause__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: via Old French clause, based on Latin claus- ‘shut, closed’, from the verb claudere."
}