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rescind
annul, from re- away, back + scindere to cut, split] vt 1 : to take back and make void [ed its suspension of his license] 2 : to abrogate (a contract or transaction) by mutual agreement, judicial
Duress
upon it must be tortious and unlawful. By the Common Law, a contract made during duress is not void, but voidable; and the person upon whom it is practised may avail himself of the duress as a … the imprisonment or the duress consequent upon it must be tortious and unlawful. By the Common Law, a contract made during duress is not void, but voidable; and the person upon whom it is practised may avail
nullity
pl: -ties 1 : the quality or state of being null 2 : an act, proceeding, or contract void of legal effect compare impediment absolute nullity in the civil law of Louisiana : a contract or act … nullity pl: -ties 1 : the quality or state of being null 2 : an act, proceeding, or contract void of legal effect compare impediment absolute nullity in the civil law of Louisiana : a contract or
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Voluntary conveyance
mortgage for valuable consideration or property coming to the settlor after marriage in right of his wife in void if the settlor becomes bankrupt within two years in any case, and within ten years if the settlor … property and had not transferred the property to the trustee of the settlement at that time. (2) Any agreement in consideration of marriage to make a future payment to or to settle future property on persons within
Immoral contracts
Immoral contracts, contracts founded upon considerations contra bonos mores, are void. Ex turpi contractu non oritur actio. But where a contract founded upon an immoral consideration has been executed, … contracts founded upon considerations contra bonos mores, are void. Ex turpi contractu non oritur actio. But where a contract founded upon an immoral consideration has been executed, neither law nor equity will interfere to set it aside
Sale of Goods Act, 1893
a contract for the sale of specific goods which have perished without the knowledge of the seller is void; and full provision is made for conditions and warranties, and for sale by sample. II. Effects of the … or under the contract of sale'; and that of 'warranty,' which as regards England and Ireland 'means an agreement with reference to goods which are the subject of a contract for sale, but collateral to the main
void
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Wages
worth upon the determination or ascertainment of an uncertain event accurately brings out the concept of wager declared void by s. 30 of the Contract Act. Gambling or wagering contracts were never declared to be illegal by … AIR 1966 SC 856. Means remuneration which an employer is liable to pay, if the term of the contract of employment are fulfilled. In other words, they are payments made by an employer for services rendered, G.M.
voidable
voidable : capable of being voided ;specif : subject to being declared void when one party is wronged by … being voided ;specif : subject to being declared void when one party is wronged by the other [a contract] void·abil·i·ty [vȯi-də-bi-lə-tē] n
Arbitration
judgment debt (s. 11), and an agreement that parties shall pay their own costs in any event is void (s. 12). The Statutes of Limitation apply to arbitration (s. 16), and a charging order for solicitors' costs
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