Contract Glossary
Consent
Definition
Voluntary agreement to the terms of a contract, given freely and with an understanding of what you're agreeing to. Without genuine consent, a contract can be voided, this includes situations involving fraud, duress, undue influence, or misrepresentation.
In Practice
A contract signed under duress (someone threatening you) or based on lies (the other party misrepresented what you're getting) doesn't have valid consent. Even a signed document can be challenged if one party didn't truly understand the terms, like signing a contract in a language you don't read, or being told 'just sign, it's standard' when it's not.
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