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Void agreement

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voidable

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 … voidable : capable of being voided ;specif : subject to being declared void when one party is wronged by

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Policy Proof of Interest (P.P.I.) (English)

declares such policies void. The Marine Insurance (Gambling Policies) Act, 1909, makes it an offence to effect a contract of marine insurance without an insurable interest. … the insurer had no insurable interest. Such a policy in the absence of an insur-able interest is made void by the Gaming Act, 1845. The Marine Insurance Act, 1906 (s. 4), specifically declares such policies void. The

fatal

something (as a contract) invalid or unenforceable [there is a indefiniteness with the result that the agreement is void "J. D. Calamari and J. M. Perillo"] fa·tal·ly adv

remedy

given or ordered by a court or other tribunal for a wrong [if the contract is null and void, the is to rescind and to put the parties in the position in which they were prior to

overreaching

the gaining of an unconscionable advantage over another esp. by unfair or deceptive means [if the contract was void for traditional reasons such as fraud or "Lugassy v. Independent Fire Ins. Co., 636 So. 2d 1332 (1994)"]

null

any, from Latin nullus, from ne- not + ullus any] : having no legal or binding force : void [a contract]

ab initio

ab initio [Latin] : from the beginning [a contract found to be void ab initio]

set aside

: overrule vacate [set aside the decree] 2 : to deprive of legal effect or force : annul void [may set aside the contract]

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