Contract Glossary
Void Contract
Definition
A contract that's legally invalid from the start, it never had any legal effect, and no party can enforce it. Contracts are void when they involve illegal activity, lack capacity, or miss essential elements like consideration.
In Practice
A contract to sell illegal drugs is void, no court will enforce it, period. A contract signed by someone who's been declared legally incompetent by a court is also void. The key difference from a voidable contract: a void contract can't be fixed or ratified. It was never a contract in the first place.
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