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Mother Hubbard clause

Moth·er Hub·bard clause (plural Moth·er Hub·bard claus·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
clause limiting interpretation: a clause in a contract or other legal document stating that anything not specifically granted is denied and limiting the wider application of any particular feature

[Because in the nursery rhyme Mother Hubbard has nothing more to give her dog]
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