clause

n. paragraph, section (in a document); part of a sentence which contains a subject and predicate (Grammar)

In grammar, a clause is a word or group of words ordinarily consisting of a subject and a predicate, although in some languages and some types of clauses, the subject may not appear explicitly. (This is especially common in null subject languages.) The most basic kind of sentence consists of a single clause; more complicated sentences may contain multiple clauses. Indeed, it is possible for one clause to contain another.
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Noun
1. (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence
(hypernym) construction, grammatical construction, expression
(hyponym) main clause, independent clause
(part-holonym) sentence
(classification) grammar
2. a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
(synonym) article
(hypernym) section, subdivision
(hyponym) arbitration clause
(part-holonym) document, written document, papers
(classification) contract

n. clause, paragraph

(n.)
See Letters clause or close, under Letter.
  

(n.)
A subordinate portion or a subdivision of a sentence containing a subject and its predicate.
  

(n.)
A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document.