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escape provision

An escape provision allows a contracting party to avoid a limitation on the other party's liability by paying an additional fee.

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escape provision

An escape provision allows a contracting party to avoid a limitation on the other party's liability by paying an additional fee.

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The extra fee may be used to purchase insurance to cover the additional risk or to finance the retention of the risk. It can be found sometimes embedded in a limitation of liability provision in a standard commercial contract form.