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Sunset clause

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sunset provisionnounSynonym of sunset clause.
sunset lawnouna statute that includes provision for automatic termination of a government program or agency at the end of a specified time
exit clausenoun(law) A provision in a legal document or lease allowing a signatory or lessee to terminate the contract legally and usually without penalty under certain circumstances.
break clausenoun(UK, law) A term in a tenancy agreement that allows the tenancy to come to an end before the stated date of termination.
tenendumnoun(law) The clause in a deed wherein the tenure of the land is defined and limited.
limitationnounThe act of limiting or the state of being limited.
operative clausenoun(law) A clause (of a judgment, order, resolution, etc.) which requires anything to be done or not to be done.
condition subsequentnoun(law) A condition depending upon an uncertain event which, if fulfilled, brings an end to an obligation or legal transaction.
conditionnounA state or quality.
clausenoun(grammar) A group of words that contains a subject and a verb; it may be part of a sentence or may constitute the whole sentence, depending on the syntax in each instance.
testing clausenoun(Scots law) The last clause in a Scottish deed, which narrates when and where the parties signed the deed, before what witnesses, by whose hand written, etc.
statute of limitationsnoun(law) A law passed by a legislative body that sets a maximum time limit after an incident, in which legal proceedings may be initiated.
provisionnounAn item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.
prescriptionnoun(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A written order from an authorized medical practitioner for provision of a medicine or other treatment, such as (ophthalmology) the specific lenses needed for a pair of glasses.
grandfather clausenounA clause or section, especially in a law, granting exceptions for people or organisations who were affected by previous conditions.
statute of reposenoun(law) A law that sets a time limit for legal liability starting from the occurrence of a specified act (typically completion of a product or point of sale).
acceleration clausenoun(law) a provision in a contract that makes all obligations to be performed under the contract due immediately upon a specific occurrence, such as a breach
nightnoun(countable) The time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark.
hush clausenoun(law) A legal clause that prevents somebody from saying something about a certain topic, person, or organization.
derogatory clausenoun(law) A secret clause inserted into a testament and known by the testator alone, with a condition that no will made thereafter will be valid unless the same clause is inserted word for word (to guard against later wills extorted by violence, etc).

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