Usually means: Third party holds encryption keys.
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Key escrow)

noun:  (also known as a "fair" cryptosystem) an arrangement in which the keys needed to decrypt encrypted data are held in escrow so that, under certain circumstances, an authorized third party may gain access to those keys.

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