subchapter

noun

sub·​chap·​ter ˈsəb-ˌchap-tər 

variants or less commonly sub-chapter

plural subchapters also sub-chapters

: a subdivision of a chapter: such as

a

: a subunit of a chapter of an organization

The club's New York chapter has four subchapters.

b

: a subdivision of a chapter in a text (such as a book or statute)

And between each chapter is a short subchapter, examining topics such as snowmaking, telemarking, mogul skiing, and heli-skiing.

—Mike Ginkel

… a 1958 revamp of the tax code adding a subchapter S that created a new category for businesses …

—The Tampa (Florida) Tribune

Examples of subchapter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Caracciolo devotes a subchapter of his book to the many online discussions of how playing these games has helped people cope with depression. —Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024

More than 6,000 cases have been filed under subchapter V through July, according to the Justice Department. —Becky Yerak, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2023

Pass-through entities include sole proprietors, Limited Liability Companies (LLCs), and Subchapter-S corporations (also named for an Internal Revenue Code subchapter). —Leon Labrecque, Forbes, 18 May 2021

The subchapter would apply to all felony convictions occurring before, on or after the effective date of the act. —Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2022

Sole proprietorships, LLCs, and subchapter S corporations don’t qualify. —Bob Carlson, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

subchapter

noun

sub·​chap·​ter

ˈsəb-ˌchap-tər

: a subdivision of a chapter (as of a statute or code)