void (law)
21Void contract — A void contract, also known as a void agreement, is not actually a contract. A void contract cannot be enforced by law. Void contracts are different from voidable contracts, which are contracts that may be (but not necessarily will be)… …
22void — [vɔɪd] adjective LAW a contract or agreement that is void has no legal effect because it is against the law: • Under state law, a contract to pay money knowingly lent for gambling is void. void verb [transitive] : • Mr. Mullen s termination… …
23Void for vagueness — is a legal concept in American constitutional law, whereby a civil statute or, more commonly, a criminal statute is adjudged unconstitutional when it is so vague that persons of common intelligence must necessarily guess at its meaning and differ …
24Void — Void, a. [OE. voide, OF. voit, voide, vuit, vuide, F. vide, fr. (assumed) LL. vocitus, fr. L. vocare, an old form of vacare to be empty, or a kindred word. Cf. {Vacant}, {Avoid}.] 1. Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.… …
25Void space — Void Void, a. [OE. voide, OF. voit, voide, vuit, vuide, F. vide, fr. (assumed) LL. vocitus, fr. L. vocare, an old form of vacare to be empty, or a kindred word. Cf. {Vacant}, {Avoid}.] 1. Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not… …
26void — [void] adj. [ME voide < OFr vuide < VL * vocitus, for L vocivus, var. of vacivus < vacare, to be empty] 1. not occupied; vacant: said of benefices, offices, etc. 2. a) holding or containing nothing b) devoid or destitute (of) [void of… …
27void contract — ➔ contract1 * * * void contract UK US noun [C] LAW ► a contract that does not have legal force: »A void contract is not really a contract at all. → Compare VOIDABLE CONTRACT(Cf. ↑ …
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29void — Null; ineffectual; nugatory; having no legal force or binding effect; unable, in law, to support the purpose for which it was intended. Hardison v. Gledhill, 72 Ga.App. 432, 33 S.E.2d 921, 924. An instrument or transaction which is wholly… …
30Void marriage — A void marriage is a type of marriage which is on its face unlawful under the laws of the jurisdiction where it is entered, or potentially where the persons who contracted the marriage normally reside. Such a marriage is void, meaning legally it… …
