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novok · 2021-12-04 22:54:56

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

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.

Sebguer | karma 2341 | avg karma 4.2 · | 2020-08-18 02:26:56+00:00

You realize that contracts don't override the law, right?

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

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

daeken | karma 17263 | avg karma 6.1 · | 2019-01-21 02:38:45+00:00

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!).

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.

pornel | karma 20915 | avg karma 5.07 · | 2023-07-26 18:28:51

It can't be a crime. The contract is always executed exactly as written.

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

Contracts or terms don't have to be legal

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.

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

Not all contracts are legal.

moonpolysoft | karma 525 | avg karma 4.07 · | 2010-07-09 18:17:50+00:00

Except for the fact that exercising a clause in a contract isn't a crime.

jiggy2011 | karma 10710 | avg karma 2.02 · | 2014-03-09 20:20:27+00:00

I don't see how it would be an illegal contract?

TheLogothete | karma 342 | avg karma 0.88 · | 2016-03-21 13:05:29

It can in some circumstances. If the action is illegal in the first place, no contract can make it OK.

oneplane | karma 6399 | avg karma 2.47 · | 2020-03-30 18:09:55+00:00

Except that no contract can override the law, at last not where I live.