Meanings
plural sunset clauses
- lawA provision of a law which says the law or something under it, as an agency or benefit established by it, will come to an end on a particular date or after a particular period of time.
A sunset clause in this act says the tax exemption will expire on the thirtieth day after the effective date of the act.
Synonyms: sunset provision · Antonyms: sunrise clause
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA provision of a law which says the law or something under it, as an agency or benefit established by it, will come to an end on a particular date or after a particular period of time.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 日落條款 /日落条款, 落日條款 /落日条款
- 日落條款 /日落条款 (rìluò tiáokuǎn)legal provision
- 落日條款 /落日条款 (luòrì tiáokuǎn)legal provision
Danish solnedgangsklausul
- solnedgangsklausullegal provision
Finnish raukeamislauseke
- raukeamislausekelegal provision
French norme juridique temporaire
- norme juridique temporairelegal provision
Norwegian Bokmål solnedgangsklausul
- solnedgangsklausullegal provision
Swedish solnedgångsklausul
- solnedgångsklausullegal provision
Cite this entry
sunset clause. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunset%20clause
“sunset clause.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunset%20clause. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sunset clause,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunset%20clause.
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