escape clause
Legal way out
An escape clause is a provision in a contract or agreement that allows one party to avoid obligations under specified conditions.
Insurance policies, leases, and international treaties commonly include them: The escape clause let us cancel if interest rates rose above 8%.
By extension, any loophole or qualifying statement that provides a way out: He always leaves himself an escape clause.
- technicalityPrecise procedural point
- legal loopholeExploitable gap in law
- way outMeans of departure
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
- fine printMiniature contractual text
get out of jail free · boilerplate language · weasel words · rescission · waiver · force majeure · exemption · void ab initio · proviso · safeguard · evasion · exit strategy · caveat · out · contract · disclaimer · exit · ambiguity
- Exceptionsexception, exemption, exclusion, special case, anomaly
- contract termscontract terms, agreement, terms, conditions, condition
- contract clausesforce majeure, dispute resolution, boilerplate, provision, severability
- trade barrierstrade barriers, import quotas, import ban, export ban, import restrictions
- escapeflee, run away, get away, flight, breakout
- requirementsrequirement, requirements, prerequisite, requisite, requisites