illegal contract
Definition
Contract whose formation, object, or performance is so iniquitous, against the law of the land, or contrary to public policy, that no court will entertain or enforce it. Technically, it is a 'no contract.' In situations where two wrong doers enter into an illegal contract and one of them takes advantage of the other, law normally will not intercede to rectify the situation.
illegal contract is in the Agreements & Contracts and Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subjects.
illegal contract appears in the definitions of the following terms: ex turpi causa non oritur actio, restraint of trade and illegal conduct
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