let-outs
Ways to exit
Let-outs are provisions or clauses that allow someone to escape an obligation or commitment.
A contract might include let-outs permitting either party to withdraw under specified conditions: The lease has several let-outs if the property becomes uninhabitable.
The term also refers to occasions of releasing or being released: school let-outs flood the streets with children.
Formal surrender of rights
- immunityProtected from harm
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
amnesty · pardon · exception · reprieve · clemency · leniency · derogation · discharge
Precise procedural point
- clauseProvision in agreement
- provisoConditional clause in contracts
- caveatWarning or qualification
- evasionAct of escaping detection
bypass · dodge · ambiguity · exploit · circumvention · workaround · backdoor · qualification
Brief period of rest
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- recessPause in activity
- restCessation of activity
- breakInterrupt continuity
interval · hiatus · relaxation · downtime · lull · interlude · relief
Escape from custody
- fugitiveOne fleeing authorities
- runawayOne who flees
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- eludeSkillfully avoid capture
evade · hideout · sanctuary · disappear · vanish · abscond · breakout · getaway
Release of substance outward
- liberationRelease from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
unshackling · unbinding · unfettering · deliverance · extrication · unleashing · detachment · disentanglement
waiver
Formal surrender of rights
- immunityProtected from harm
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- privilegeExclusive right or benefit
exclusion · amnesty · pardon · exception · reprieve · clemency · leniency · derogation · discharge · forgiveness
technicality
Precise procedural point
evasion · bypass · dodge · ambiguity · exploit · circumvention · workaround · backdoor · qualification · stipulation
breather
Brief period of rest
break · interval · hiatus · relaxation · downtime · lull · interlude · relief
jailbreak
Escape from custody
elude · evade · hideout · sanctuary · disappear · vanish · abscond · breakout · getaway · flee
discharge
Release of substance outward
- liberationRelease from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- freedomAbsence of constraint
clearance · unshackling · unbinding · unfettering · deliverance · extrication · unleashing · detachment · disentanglement · loosening
let-outslock-ins
Events requiring staying inside
obligations · commitments · binding agreements · constraints · ties
let-outstraps
Devices for catching prey
restrictions · limitations · constraints · tie-ins · encumbrances
let-out, let, lets, letting, outlet, outlets, out, outs, outing