Three criminals were soon behind bars, victims of their foolish belief that they could outsmart the law is what type of clause
The clause '' three criminals were soon behind bars, victims of their foolish belief that they could outsmart the law'' is an adjectival clause.
Answer:
Subordinate clause.
Explanation:
The given sentence employs a subordinate clause "that they could outsmart the law" which illustrates the dependent clause. The subordinate clause usually begins with a subordinate conjunction or a relative pronoun. It displays a fragment that depends on the principle clause to determine its meaning. Thus, the sentence employs a subordinate clause that exemplifies a dependent clause and describes the additional information to complete the thought or statement.