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escape clause

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escape clause
n.
A clause in a contract that specifies the conditions under which the promisor is relieved of liability for failure to meet the terms of the contract.
Translations
escape clause n (fig) (in agreement) → cláusula de excepción
escape clause nclause f dérogatoire
escape clause escape n (in contract) → Befreiungsklausel f
escape clause nclausola scappatoia


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The question now is whether Bigbie, who has an escape clause in his contract if another club comes calling with a major-league contract, will soon be history, too.
I often wondered how long I would "make it," a little voice inside telling me I was "doing my time," like a stint in the missions, but that I could leave anytime since there was an unwritten escape clause in my contract with myself.
When couples ask to replace the traditional, words with an escape clause, he tells them, "We want people, if they make this kind of commitment, to make it for life.
 
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