clause
同じく先程と同じニュース中より英語の落穂拾いをします。
確認程度の表現ですがclauseを取り上げます。この単語は、英語学習者には「＜文法＞SV節（→phrase）」（『Wisdom英和辞典(第3版)』三省堂）という定義で馴染みが深いかと思いますが、記事では当然「（条約・契約書などの文書の）条項、箇条」(ibid)となります。(Shou-VR*)
'Profiteering car insurers must cut premiums', says regulator
Anti-competitive practices are pushing up motor insurance prices, the regulator has decided. We explain all the issues
Adding salt to the wound are secret price-rigging clauses agreed between insurers and the price comparison websites, which also act against motorists, the watchdogs have concluded, acting as a barrier to premium reductions.
