Clause and Order

Clause

Clause noun - A separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will).

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Order and clause are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Order" instead a noun "Clause".

Nearby Word: clausal

Order noun - The way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another.

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Clause and order are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clause" instead a noun "Order".

Nearby Words: ordered, orderly, ordering, orderliness

high	high clause	high order
special	special clause	special order
exact	exact clause	exact order
similar	similar clause	similar order
Other adjectives: specific, short, right, certain, original, divine, entire, secret, ancient, religious, general, final, titular, last.

Played by Martin Short, the harbinger of winter is jealous that Santa gets all the winter attention, and decides to exploit the escape clause of the Santa Clause in order to steal the job from Scott Calvin.

Source: Film / The Santa Clause
Clause (2002) in which Scott discovers that in order to keep being Santa, the fine print in the magical contract that gives him his Christmas powers requires him to find a wife.

Source: Film / The Santa Clause
Maybe the curser is trying to teach the cursee a lesson, maybe they're making it the most unlikely thing imaginable, or maybe there's something in the magic that requires the escape clause in order to function.

Source: Curse Escape Clause

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