escape clause

noun

: a part of a contract that allows a person to get out of the contract in a particular situation

Examples of escape clause in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The £100m ($129m) escape clause in his contract loomed over everything. —George Caulkin, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025

Pegula bought the Bills in 2014, retained president Russ Brandon (later putting him in charge of the Sabres, too) and GM Doug Whaley and intended to keep coach Doug Marrone, who instead exercised an escape clause in his contract that paid him $4 million to quit. —Tim Graham, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025

The amendment is only an amendment that allows the IOC to have an escape clause if the United States somehow undermines it with the world anti-doping code. —Bruce Haring, Deadline, 25 July 2024

However, the agreement intended to bind the A’s to Las Vegas provides the team with an unusual escape clause: If ever a tax is aimed at the A’s, the team can leave town without penalty. —Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024

But there’s an escape clause written into the deal: Trump can seek a waiver of the lockup from the post-merger board. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024

There was only one problem: The deal spanned 12 years and had no escape clause late in the term, according to a source. —Jon Wilner | , oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2023

These private sales of SOL are a potential legal escape clause, as Bloomberg’s Matt Levine described them last week. —Ben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 13 June 2023

However, a 1996 law provides an escape clause that allows the Treasury Department to continue paying Social Security benefits, even if there is a delay in raising the debt ceiling. —Alexis Christoforous, ABC News, 3 May 2023

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Legal Definition

escape clause

noun

: a clause in a contract that allows a party to avoid liability under the contract for specified reasons

especially : a provision in an insurance policy that denies coverage when other insurance covers the risk