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daeken · 2019-01-21 02:38:45+00:00

Just because something isn't illegal/breach of contract doesn't mean it's right.

HeyLaughingBoy | karma 10338 | avg karma 1.69 · | 2021-08-25 13:25:38

That's still not illegal: it's breach of contract.

Mikeb85 | karma 11376 | avg karma 2.31 · | 2022-12-18 02:21:01

The fact something is in a contract doesn't make it legal or enforceable.

s73v3r_ | karma 1597 | avg karma 0.61 · | 2018-07-03 19:18:03+00:00

But contracts aren't supposed to have provisions in them that are against the law.

dragonwriter | karma 118260 | avg karma 2.17 · | 2023-05-09 19:59:34

Breach of contract is illegal, even though its not (in and of itself) criminal.

SpeedilyDamage | karma 315 | avg karma 0.96 · | 2022-12-06 17:46:40

It's not, generally speaking, a criminal offense to violate a contract, I don't believe (IANAL!).

wmurmann | karma 11 | avg karma 0.48 · | 2018-11-23 20:16:40+00:00

Just because you sign a contract doesn’t mean it’s enforceable.

heynowletsgo | karma 26 | avg karma 0.84 · | 2017-03-25 02:19:17+00:00

You can't make a contract that violates the law. Come on.

pshirshov | karma 708 | avg karma 1.42 · | 2023-01-02 18:45:30

If you can't enforce a contract it's not a contract.

novok | karma 6611 | avg karma 2.4 · | 2021-12-04 22:54:56

That doesn't matter when it's illegal. Statute overrides contract.

heliodor | karma 1115 | avg karma 1.95 · | 2022-02-10 06:01:36

Breaking a contract is not illegal. Seems to be a common misconception.

cyphar | karma 11934 | avg karma 2.62 · | 2016-02-04 02:58:31+00:00

It is technically correct to say "breach of contract is not a crime". But it isn't correct to say that "breach of contract is not illegal".

TheSpiceIsLife | karma 9906 | avg karma 1.73 · | 2018-07-10 10:40:57+00:00

You can't be contractually compelled to do something illegal.

Wowfunhappy | karma 27196 | avg karma 3.43 · | 2020-11-06 11:45:25

A contract can say whatever you want. That doesn't necessarily make it legally enforceable.

refurb | karma 27208 | avg karma 1.53 · | 2023-05-19 05:36:54

You realize that contracts can't contain illegal clauses right? They aren't enforceable in any court.

venomsnake | karma 6230 | avg karma 1.59 · | 2016-01-13 18:02:01+00:00

Just a nitpick - the contract is not illegal. It is not legally enforceable or valid.

jbverschoor | karma 6661 | avg karma 1.64 · | 2022-08-23 02:10:09

Contracts or terms don't have to be legal

maxerickson | karma 36996 | avg karma 2.02 · | 2021-04-18 13:22:39

Contracts can't enforce themselves.

NeutronStar | karma 34 | avg karma 0.09 · | 2020-11-08 18:09:22+00:00

Furthermore, it's not because it's written in a contract that the clause is legal.

zamalek | karma 12746 | avg karma 2.86 · | 2024-02-24 09:46:17

Not all contracts are legal.