| Main Entry: | clause |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | provision in document |
Synonyms: |
article, catch*, chapter, codicil, condition, fine print, heading, item, joker*, kicker, limitation, paragraph, part, passage, point, provision, proviso, requirement, rider, section, small print, specification, stipulation, string attached to something, ultimatum |
| Main Entry: | act |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legislative document |
Synonyms: |
amendment, announcement, bill, clause, code, commitment, decree, edict, enactment, judgment, law, measure, order, ordinance, resolution, statute, subpoena, summons, verdict, warrant, writ |
| Notes: | an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act |
| Main Entry: | amendment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | addition to a document |
Synonyms: |
act, addendum, adjunct, alteration, attachment, bill, clarification, clause, codicil, measure, modification, motion, revision, rider, suggestion, supplement |
| Main Entry: | article |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | section of document |
Synonyms: |
branch, chapter, clause, detail, division, element, head, heading, item, matter, paragraph, part, passage, piece, point, portion, provision |
| Main Entry: | chapter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | section of book or group of items |
Synonyms: |
affiliate, branch, clause, division, episode, member, offshoot, part, period, phase, stage, topic, unit, wing |
| Main Entry: | disclaimer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | repudiation |
Synonyms: |
abjuration, abnegation, clause, denial, disavowal, dissociation, renunciation, retraction, waiver |
| Main Entry: | passage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | excerpt from document |
Synonyms: |
clause, extract, paragraph, piece, portion, quotation, reading, section, sentence, text, transition, verse |
Antonyms: |
whole |
| Main Entry: | provision/proviso |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stipulation, condition of agreement |
Synonyms: |
Catch-22, agreement, catch*, clause, demand, fine print, joker*, kicker, limitation, prerequisite, qualification, requirement, reservation, restriction, rider, small print, specification, stipulation, strings, term, terms |
| Main Entry: | stipulation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | condition of agreement |
Synonyms: |
agreement, arrangement, circumscription, clause, contract, designation, engagement, fine print, limit, obligation, precondition, prerequisite, provision, proviso, qualification, requirement, reservation, restriction, settlement, sine qua non, small print, specification, string attached, term, terms |
Antonyms: |
implication, request, wish |
| Main Entry: | escape clause |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal provision to get out of a contract |
Synonyms: |
clause, escalator clause, escape hatch, escapeway, fine print, hole to creep out of, loophole, saving clause, technicality, way of escape, way out |