void contract
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A contract that is not legally enforceable from its inception.
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- The contract was declared void.
- A contract signed under duress is automatically considered void.
- Since one party was a minor, the agreement was a void contract from the start.
- The lawyer explained that a contract for an illegal act is inherently void.
- If the terms are impossible to fulfill, the court will rule the contract void.
- They discovered that their business agreement was a void contract due to a mutual mistake of fact.
- Any agreement lacking consideration is a void contract and cannot be enforced.
- The judge determined that the lack of legal capacity of one signatory rendered the contract void.
- It is a fundamental principle of law that a void contract creates no legal rights or obligations.
- The sale was based on a void contract, so the property must be returned to its original owner.