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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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Origin of escape clause1

First recorded in 1940–45
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The agreement intended to bind the Athletics to Las Vegas provides the team with an unusual escape clause: If ever a tax is aimed at the A’s, the team can leave town without penalty.

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However, the agreement intended to bind the A’s to Las Vegas provides the team with an unusual escape clause: If ever a tax is aimed at the A’s, the team can leave town without penalty.

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But there’s an escape clause written into the deal: Trump can seek a waiver of the lockup from the post-merger board.

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It did have an escape clause that allowed the US to nix the deal if Afghan peace talks failed.

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There was only one problem: The deal spanned 12 years and had no escape clause late in the term, according to a source.

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