What is a get-out?

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Noun (informal) An opportunity to escape from an undesirable situation, such as a legal loophole. Find more words! 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The other way of construing things, of course, is that it is a perfect get-out clause. Actually what has happened is an insurance company has found a smart get-out. He had a get-out clause in his contract allowing him to join another club which opened the door for him to join Keighley. He will demand that governments retain the get-out clause of an appeal to the EU where new measures clash with domestic legal systems. However there may be a get-out for the clause demanding consideration of the feelings of relatives. See Also What is another word for get-out? Sentences with the word get-out Words that rhyme with get-out What is the plural of get-out? Nearby Definitions get out get open get on with get on up get on to get onto get out at Haymarket get-out clause get-out clauses get out of get out of bed on the wrong side get out of Dodge