Penalty clause
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Law - contract - breach of contract - remedies.
1.
Defined strictly, a penalty clause is a clause in a contract that specifies an amount payable in the event of a breach of the contract, that is not a genuine estimate of the likely loss.
Penalty clauses are usually unenforceable in law.
2.
Loosely, a liquidated damages clause.
