1. a means of escape or a way to avoid something; an excuse or pretext
Usage: informal; often used in the phrase 'no getout' or 'getout clause'

Examples

• He was looking for a getout from his contract.
• There's no getout from this responsibility.
• The insurance policy had a getout clause for natural disasters.
• She used illness as a getout to avoid the meeting.
• They found a legal getout to cancel the agreement.