"escape clause" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: escape clauses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} escape clause (plural escape clauses)
  1. (figuratively) Any clause, term or condition in a contract or statute that avoids the application of a provision Tags: figuratively Synonyms: safety clause Related terms: break clause Translations (clause that allows cancellation): irtautumislauseke (Finnish), clausola di recesso [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-escape_clause-en-noun-cE1ivxUm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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