I asked for clarification on the legal position.clarificationclar‧i‧fi‧ca‧tion /ˌklærɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ AWL noun [countable, uncountable] formal 
There have been a number of official changes and clarifications.clarification on/of Email us if you require further clarification on how to order.seek/ask for clarification I asked for clarification on the legal position.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Apart from the ultimate uses of his work, its intended purpose is clarification.
- He employed a mediation model that eliminated the divisive win-lose element from arguments and substituted the goal of clarification.
- I sought clarification on a point he had made at the press conference.
- If requested, a participating State will provide appropriate clarification regarding its implementation of the Code.
- Provide some definition or clarification of your subject-matter. 4.
- The arcane language of the Treaty of Tlatelolco needs a little clarification.
- The process of confirmation and clarification attempts to solve both problems.
- These did not involve substantial changes, and often introduced useful clarifications and examples.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I asked for clarification on the legal position.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
I asked for clarification on the legal position.· It would also have the incidental advantage of further clarification of expectations of managers.· When a complaint is received the committee generally seeks further clarification from the firm.· However, please do not hesitate to contact me if further clarification is needed prior to it being distributed.· Please advise me if you require further clarification of any of these matters.· This egregious nonsequitur requires further clarification, if only for your myriad younger readers.· But doubts are bound to linger and further clarifications are required to dispel them.· Another Republican Education Department document, published in 1970, offers further clarification.· Two elements in this brief require a little further discussion and clarification.
· I am simply seeking clarification of the regulations for future reference.· The fact that seeking clarification is so prevalent reminds us what a potentially confusing behaviour building can be.· We are urgently seeking clarification of the reports of further shootings on 15 November.· On average in a meeting, seeking clarification and giving clarification amount to 44 percent of all the spoken behaviours.
VERB· I asked Mr Berge for clarification.· The amateur crypto-hackers challenge each statement, asking for clarification, mulling it over until each understands.· The most important thing is to stay calm, give yourself time to think and ask for clarification if necessary.· They nodded approval, then asked Rice for clarification of certain details.· It means asking promoting questions and also repeating what seems to have been said in order to ask for clarification.· Whenever you ask a question of clarification or ask for information nine times out of ten clarification or information is forthcoming.· If you ask for clarification then nine times out of ten you will get it.· They collect data like information sponges: watching, listening, asking for clarification.
· The arcane language of the Treaty of Tlatelolco needs a little clarification.· The sponsors of Proposition 218 are acknowledging that the complex initiative needs clarification and fine-tuning.· The exemption you refer to certainly needs clarification.· A few roles also need clarification.· We need to have clarification of the role Helen Hoy would be expected to play in the new set-up.· Read 2-106 and call me back later if anything needs clarification.· In which case, the purpose of authorities may need clarification and reinforcement by ministers.· Bates described it as confusing and needing clarification.
· Not surprisingly, what an existentialist account of existence does not provide is a clarification of the conditions of objectivity.· If requested, a participating State will provide appropriate clarification regarding its implementation of the Code.
· Please advise me if you require further clarification of any of these matters.· This egregious nonsequitur requires further clarification, if only for your myriad younger readers.· His concept of prayer, however, requires analysis and clarification in view of his expressed preference for an impersonal and formless Absolute.· But even this apparently simple principle requires some clarification before we go further.· If you have any questions or require clarification of any aspect of this letter please do not hesitate to contact me.
· Mark passages to which you want to refer or where you wish to seek clarification.· Encourage the students to seek clarification of the directions and to talk to one another about what is happening.· I sought clarification on a point he had made at the press conference.· When a complaint is received the committee generally seeks further clarification from the firm.· Any students who feel they may not be eligible may contact the University to seek clarification of their position.· However, there are some matters on which we will seek clarification or assurance.· He borrowed my cyrillic typewriter and wrote a long letter to Minister of Culture Demichev, seeking clarification of the position.
WORD FAMILYnounclarityclearanceclearingclarificationclearnessverbclearclarifyadverbclearclearlyadjectiveclear ≠ unclear
the act of making something clearer or easier to understand, or an explanation that makes something clearer: There have been a number of official changes and clarifications.clarification on/of Email us if you require further clarification on how to order.seek/ask for clarification I asked for clarification on the legal position.