escape clause
noun
a provision in a contract that enables a party to terminate contractual obligations in specified circumstances.
Origin of escape clause
1First recorded in 1940–45
Words Nearby escape clause
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How to use escape clause in a sentence
Weird as the theory is, invoking “quantum physics” is not an escape clause from obeying physical laws.
Dear NASA: Fuel-Free Rocket Thruster Is Literally Too Good to Be True | Matthew R. Francis | August 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe are not neglecting the safeguards provided by peril points, an escape clause, or the National Security Amendment.
British Dictionary definitions for escape clause
escape clause
noun
a clause in a contract freeing one of the parties from his obligations in certain circumstances
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