Alternative form of Free Exercise Clause

plural of get-out clause

(Australia, India, New Zealand, UK) A provision in a bill before Parliament, that enables the Government to amend the text of the bill once it becomes an Act of Parliament or to repeal the Act using secondary legislation.

plural of Henry VIII clause

(US, law) Synonym of Dormant Commerce Clause

(US, law) A legal doctrine inferred from the Commerce Clause that prohibits states from discriminating against interstate or international commerce.

plural of forum selection clause

plural of choice of forum clause

Synonym of forum selection clause

A contractual provision determining the territorial (or less often only international, or subject matter) jurisdiction for a legal dispute concerning a concrete legal relationship.