Thesaurus: proviso

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1. n. An word/article">article or word/clause">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.
2. n. a stipulated condition
3. An word/article">article or word/clause">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.
4. An word/article">article or word/clause">clause in any statute, agreement, contract,grant, or other writing, by which a condition is introduced, usuallybeginning with the word provided; a conditional stipulation thataffects an agreement, contract, law, grant, or the like; as, thecontract was impaired by its proviso.He doth deny his prisoners, But with proviso and exception. Shak.
5. n:100 n a stipulated condition