A clause can be a scary thing. Whether it is a stipulation in a contract or a grammatical concept, people sometimes avoid clauses because they are too difficult to grasp.
A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document.
Noun
(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
Noun
a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
n.
A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or
sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document.
n.
A subordinate portion or a subdivision of a sentence
containing a subject and its predicate.
n.
See Letters clause / close, under Letter.
Clause
The usual attestation clause to a will.2.
A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document.
Usage Examples
It wouldn't be fair to say that conservatives cherish property the way liberals cherish equality. But it would be fair to say that the takings clause is the conservatives' recipe for judicial activism just as they say liberals have misused the equal protection clause.
The attack on ObamaCare was that Congress does not have the power under the Commerce Clause to force a private citizen into a private contractual relationship. If such a thing is permitted to stand, the anti-ObamaCare forces argue, there will be no limit to Congress's power in the future.
The Establishment Clause prohibits government from making adherence to a religion relevant in any way to a person's standing in the political community.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe Supreme Court has never ruled that Congress can use the Commerce Clause to require individuals to engage in an activity they have chosen to avoid. Yet that is precisely what Obamacare does: It forces Americans without health insurance to purchase coverage. Such a requirement is unprecedented and unconstitutional.
You can't solve a problem as complex as inequality in one legal clause.
The logic is often far-fetched - how does medical marijuana affect interstate commerce? - and some conservatives would like judges to start throwing out federal laws wholesale on commerce clause grounds. The court once again said no thanks.
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