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Frustration

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Frustration. The unforeseen determination or pre-vention of a contract by reason of the destruction of the subject-matter or other common ground forming the basis of the agreement. See IMPOSSIBILITY.

The prevention or hindering of attainment of a goal, such as contractual performance Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 679

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