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View synonyms for escape clause

escape clause

noun

  1. a provision in a contract that enables a party to terminate contractual obligations in specified circumstances.


escape clause

noun

  1. a clause in a contract freeing one of the parties from his obligations in certain circumstances
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of escape clause1

First recorded in 1940–45

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