unconscionability
Conscience-shocking unfairness
Unconscionability is the quality of being so unfair or one-sided as to shock the conscience.
The term appears most often in contract law, where courts may refuse to enforce agreements that exploit unequal bargaining power: The judge found unconscionability in the loan terms and voided the contract.
Beyond legal contexts, it describes any conduct that violates basic standards of decency or fairness.
Violating moral standards
- wrongdoingUnethical or illegal action
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- improprietyUnsuitable or inappropriate behavior
reprehensible · indefensible · inexcusable · outrageous · deplorable · shameful · disgraceful · egregious
Enforceable written agreement
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- unenforceableLacking legal force
- bargaining powerAdvantage in negotiations
- adhesionState of clinging fast
duress · fraud · misrepresentation · procedural · substantive · good faith · equity · voidable
Use opportunistically for benefit
- prey onHunt or exploit
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- overreachExceed one's capacity
- coerceObtain by intimidation
defraud · swindle · extort · overcharge · deceive · manipulate · gouge · fleece
Fierce moral indignation
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- appallShock with disgust
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
incredulity · consternation · abhorrence · disgust · indignation · scandal · uproar · outcry
unethical
Violating moral standards
- wrongdoingUnethical or illegal action
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
impropriety · reprehensible · indefensible · inexcusable · outrageous · deplorable · shameful · disgraceful · egregious · unforgivable
contract
Enforceable written agreement
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- unenforceableLacking legal force
- bargaining powerAdvantage in negotiations
adhesion · duress · fraud · misrepresentation · procedural · substantive · good faith · equity · voidable · remedy
take advantage
Use opportunistically for benefit
coerce · defraud · swindle · extort · overcharge · deceive · manipulate · gouge · fleece · predatory
outrage
Fierce moral indignation
revulsion · incredulity · consternation · abhorrence · disgust · indignation · scandal · uproar · outcry · backlash
- contract lawobligation, performance, capacity, breach, contract terms
- contract defectsduress, fraud, misrepresentation, mistake, nullity
- equity lawchancery, injunction, injunctions, subrogation, fiduciary duty
- legal defensesself-defense, alibi, affirmative defense, insanity defense, insanity
- contractsbinding contracts, contract length, lease, clause, contract terms
- null and voidvoid, null, invalid, null and void, nonbinding
unconscionabilityfairness
Just and equal treatment
fair dealing · good faith · reasonableness · equity · mutuality
unconscionabilityfairness
Just and equal treatment
equity · conscientiousness · justice · reasonableness · good conscience
unconscionabilityconscientiousness
Careful attention to duty
scrupulousness · ethical behavior · moral rectitude · uprightness · bona fides
conscious, conscience, unconscious, self-conscious, subconscious, conscientious, consciousness, unconsciousness, unconsciously