article

n.

1. An individual thing or element of a class; a particular object or item: an article of clothing; articles of food.
2. A particular section or item of a series in a written document, as in a contract, constitution, or treaty.
3. A nonfictional literary composition that forms an independent part of a publication, as of a newspaper or magazine.
4. Grammar.
   1. The part of speech used to indicate nouns and to specify their application.
   2. Any of the words belonging to this part of speech. In English, the indefinite articles are a and an and the definite article is the.
5. A particular part or subject; a specific matter or point.

tr.v., -cled, -cling, -cles.

To bind by articles set forth in a contract, such as one of apprenticeship.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin articulus, joint, article, diminutive of artus, joint (translation of Greek arthron, joint, article).]

noun

1. An individually considered portion of a whole: detail, element, item, particular, point. See part/whole.
2. Something having material existence: item, object, thing. See thing.

1. A subdivision of a document.
2. In project specifications, the primary subdivision of the section, often further subdivided into paragraphs, subparagraphs, and clauses.

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Series or subdivisions of individual and distinct sections of a document, statute, or other writing, such as the Articles of Confederation. Codes or systems of rules created by written agreements of parties or by statute that establish standards of legally acceptable behavior in a business relationship, such as articles of incorporation or articles of partnership. Writings that embody contractual terms of agreements between parties.

In grammar, the words a, an, and the, which precede a noun or its modifier. The is the definite article; a and an are indefinite articles.

IN BRIEF: A certain thing or object.

Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.

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Common misspelling(s) of article

• artical

Dansk (Danish)
n. - artikel, genstand, vare
v. tr. - skrive lærekontrakt med, indgå lærekontrakt med

idioms:

• articled clerk    udlært kontorelev

Nederlands (Dutch)
artikel, lidwoord, document, geloofsartikel, onderdeel, punt, segment (zool.), in de leer doen

Français (French)
n. - objet, (Comm) article, marchandise, article (de presse), (Jur, Comm) article, (Relig) article (de foi), (US, Mil) code, (Ling) article
v. tr. - mettre en apprentissage, mettre en stage, (Jur) stipuler

idioms:

• articled clerk    stagiaire chez un notaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Artikel, Beitrag, Geschlechtswort
v. - in die Lehre geben

idioms:

• articled clerk    Rechtspraktikant

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άρθρο, όρος, αντικείμενο, είδος, κομμάτι, (καθομ.) μανούλι
v. - ειδικεύω, καταρτίζω (μαθητευόμενο), κατηγορώ, παραπέμπω με κατηγορία

idioms:

• articled clerk    ασκούμενος δικηγόρος

Italiano (Italian)
articolo, clausola

idioms:

• articled clerk    praticante avvocato
• final article    clausola finale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - artigo (m) de mercadoria, artigo (m) de jornal, cláusula (m) de um contrato (Jur.), artigo (Gram.)
v. - articular, contratar, obrigar-se (contrato) (Jur.)

idioms:

• articled clerk    funcionário (m) capaz
• final article    artigo (m) final
• leading article    artigo (m) principal

Русский (Russian)
пункт, статья, статья (журнальная), предмет, сегмент, товар, артикль

idioms:

• articled clerk    служащий конторы стряпчего, работыющий за счет уплаты за обучение
• final article    последний пункт
• leading article    передовица

Español (Spanish)
n. - artículo, cláusula, ítem, mercadería
v. tr. - clasificar por item o mercadería

idioms:

• articled clerk    dependiente aprendiz, pasante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sak, artikel
v. - anklaga, sätta i lära hos

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
一件, 商品, 物品, 文章, 订约将...收为学徒

idioms:

• articled clerk    见习律师

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 一件, 商品, 物品, 文章
v. tr. - 訂約將...收為學徒

idioms:

• articled clerk    見習律師

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기사, 한 품목, 조항, 계약, 관사
v. tr. - 을 열거하다, 을 고발하다, 을 도계로 삼다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 物品, 品物, 人, 記事, 冠詞, 箇条, 条項, 年季契約
v. - 契約で拘束する, 起訴する, 告発する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مقال, بند في قانون, فقره أو ماده, صنف, يقيد بشروط عقد (فعل) اداة تعريف أو تنكير, شيأ صنف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פריט, חפץ, מאמר, סעיף, חוזה, תווית יידוע/אי-יידוע, הסכם‬
v. tr. - ‮קשר ע"י סעיפי חוזה, פרט לסעיפים, האשים באופן מוגדר‬

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