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Wiktionary
n. (context figuratively English) Any clause, term or condition in a contract that allows a party to that contract to avoid having to perform the contract or cancel it.
Wikipedia
An escape clause is any clause, term, or condition in a contract that allows a party to that contract to avoid having to perform the contract.
If an agreement was drawn up for the sale of a house, for example, the purchaser could include some kind of escape clause in the contract, which will allow him to "escape" from the contract without being liable for breach of contract.
An escape clause is part of a contract that allows a party to avoid having to perform the contract.
"Escape clause" may also refer to:
- " Escape Clause", a 1959 episode of The Twilight Zone
- "Escape Claus" (That's So Raven episode), 2003
- Escape Clause (film), a 1996 made-for-TV film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith
- The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, a 2006 Tim Allen movie
Escape Clause is a 1996 made-for-TV film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. It is a murder mystery about an insurance agent (Andrew McCarthy) accused of his wife's murder.
Usage examples of "escape clause".
The contract was valid, the escape clause was valid, and the money awaits you, if you return within ten days.
Jay asked, testing the waters to see just how bad a time this was to bring up the matter of the two-month escape clause Rand wanted.