drop dead date

drop dead date
A provision in a contract or a court order that sets the last date that an event can take place (such as payment), or otherwise certain consequences will automatically follow, such as cancelling a contract, taking property, or entering a judgment.
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Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

drop dead date
USA
A specified date by which a transaction agreement will automatically terminate if the transaction is not closed.

Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. . 2010.

drop dead date
n.
   a provision in a contract or a court order which sets the last date an event must take place (such as payment) or otherwise certain consequences will automatically follow, such as cancelling the contract, taking property or entering a judgment.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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