By Richard Nordquist. Definition: A group of words that has both a subject and a verb but (unlike an independent clause) cannot stand alone as a sentence. Also known as a dependent clause. Contrast with coordinate clause. Subordinate clauses are usually attached to main clauses or embedded in matrix clauses.
Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Trenton, the state capital.
The Essex County Sheriff's Office, New Jersey Transit Police Department (headquartered in Penn Plaza East) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department are also within their jurisdiction in the city, as are the New Jersey State Police.