Formes composées
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| acceleration clause n | (law: conditional requirement) | clause d'exigibilité nf |
| | | clause d'échéance anticipée nf |
| adverb clause | (linguistics) (Grammaire) | proposition subordonnée adverbiale, proposition adverbiale, subordonnée adverbiale nf |
| adverbial clause n | (part of a sentence) (Grammaire) | proposition adverbiale nf |
| against all risks clause n | (all-inclusive policy) (assurance) | clause tous risques nf |
| agreement clause n | (law: entire contract) | intégralité du contrat nm |
| arbitration clause n | (law: for dispute resolution) | clause d'arbitrage nf |
| broom clause n | (in a real-estate contract) | clause de nettoyage (après travaux) nf |
| capital clause n | (division of shares) | clause relative aux capitaux nf |
| contingency clause n | (law: condition on [sth] binding) | clause de réserve nf |
| defeasance clause n | (law: deed transfer) (Droit) | clause d'anéantissement, clause résolutoire nf |
| elastic clause n | (law) | clause élastique nf |
| escape clause n | (releases [sb] from a contract) | clause de sauvegarde, clause dérogatoire nf |
| | There's an escape clause which allows us to terminate the contract if necessary. |
| exclusion clause n | (law: clause excusing from liability) (Droit) | clause d'exclusion nf |
| exculpatory clause n | (relieving [sb] of blame or responsibility) (Droit) | clause d'exonération de responsabilité nf |
| franchise clause n | (law: insurance policy provision) (Droit) | clause de concession nf |
| | (Droit) | clause de franchise nf |
| get-out clause n | ([sth] that releases [sb] from an obligation) | clause de sortie nf |
| | The agreement includes a get-out clause if the customer finds the same product cheaper within 30 days of signing. |
| grandfather clause n | US (part of state constitution) (anglicisme, États-Unis) | clause du grand-père nf |
| | | clause d'antériorité nf |
| grandfather clause n | (legal provision for prior rights) | clause d'antériorité nf |
| granting clause n | (law: intent to convey) (Droit) | clause de concession nf |
if clause,
if-clause n | (grammar: conditional clause) | proposition conditionnelle nf |
| | If clauses begin with the word "if." |
| | Une proposition conditionnelle est introduite par la conjonction si. |
| indemnity clause n | (law: shift of costs) (Droit) | clause d'indemnisation nf |
| independent clause n | (phrase containing subject and verb) (Grammaire) | proposition indépendante nf |
| main clause n | (grammatically independent phrase) (Grammaire) | proposition principale nf |
| | The verb in the main clause of the sentence is in the past simple. |
| merger clause n | (law: integration clause) (Droit) | clause de fusion nf |
no contest clause,
no-contest clause n | (law: clause threatening [sb] to act) (Droit) | clause de non-contestation nf |
nonrestrictive clause,
descriptive clause n | (grammar) (Grammaire) | proposition non restrictive, proposition relative non restrictive, proposition descriptive nf |
| noun clause | (linguistics) (Grammaire) | proposition nominale nf |
| opt-out clause n | (law: some terms can be excluded) | clause de retrait nf |
| penalty clause n | (part of contract specifying a forfeit) | clause de pénalité nf |
| | The contract included a penalty clause that imposed a payment of $10,000 per day if the contractor did not finish construction on time. |
price adjustment clause,
price-adjustment clause n | (law: contractual provisions) | clause d'ajustement de prix nf |
| recapture clause n | (law: lease provision) | clause du contrat de location nf |
| relative clause n | (phrase with who, which, etc.) (Grammaire) | proposition relative nf |
| | Long relative clauses should ideally be enclosed by commas. |
| | Une longue proposition relative devrait être encadrée par des virgules. |
| restrictive clause n | (linguistics: subordinate clause) (Linguistique) | proposition déterminative nf |
| restrictive clause n | (law: limiting possible meaning) (Droit) | clause restrictive nf |
| root clause n | (main clause, not embedded) (Grammaire) | proposition principale nf |
save harmless clause,
hold harmless clause n | (law: indemnity agreement) | clause d'exonération de responsabilité nf |
| | The contract contained a save harmless clause. |
| subordinate clause n | (grammatically dependent phrase) (Grammaire) | proposition subordonnée, subordonnée nf |
| sunset clause n | (time limit written into a law) | clause d'extinction nf |
| verb clause n | (grammar: independent clause containing subject and predicate) (Grammaire) | proposition indépendante nf |