escape clause

Noun

Meaning

escape clause (plural escape clauses)

(figuratively) Any clause, term or condition in a contract or statute that avoids the application of a provision
Synonym: safety clause

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

clause loophole proviso technicality qua escalator clause

Examples

Amazon *has* offered an escape clause – for the entire first 90 days of the system. Source: Internet

Well, knowing myself only too well, I built in an escape clause to my “No drinking in January” rule. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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