About The Word Proviso
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Proviso
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What's The Definition Of Proviso?
[n] a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Proviso: provision Related Terms | Find terms related to Proviso: See Also | condition | precondition | stipulation Proviso In Webster's Dictionary \Pro*vi"so\, n.; pl. {Provisos}. [L., (it) being
provided, abl. of provisus, p. p. of providere. See
{Provide}, and cf. {Purview}.]
An article or clause in any statute, agreement, contract,
grant, or other writing, by which a condition is introduced,
usually beginning with the word provided; a conditional
stipulation that affects an agreement, contract, law, grant,
or the like; as, the contract was impaired by its proviso.
He doth deny his prisoners, But with proviso and
exception. --Shak.
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