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Meaning of Titanic clause in English:

Titanic clause

noun

slang North American Law

  • A clause specifying how the testator's estate should be disposed in the event that all primary and contingent beneficiaries die before probate.

    So called because the possibility of such a scenario entered the public consciousness as a result of the Titanic disaster.

Origin

Early 20th century; earliest use found in The New York World.