unenforceability
Cannot be compelled
Unenforceability is the quality of being impossible or impractical to enforce.
A contract may be valid but suffer from unenforceability if no court will compel compliance: The unenforceability of the non-compete clause made it worthless.
Laws on the books often persist despite their unenforceability—jaywalking statutes, obscure regulations, unworkable mandates.
State of being void
- voidnessAbsence of all content
- nullityComplete absence or invalidity
- voidableCapable of being nullified
- nonbindingNot legally compulsory
inoperative · rescission · severability · unconscionability · illegality · public policy · void ab initio · defective
Breaking of agreement
- violationBreaking of rules
- nonperformanceFailure to fulfill obligation
- repudiationFormal refusal to accept
- rescissionFormal annulment of agreements
consideration · capacity · duress · misrepresentation · fraud · mistake · impossibility · frustration
Inability to affect outcomes
- ineffectivenessFailure to achieve results
- futilityLack of purpose
- inutilityLack of practical value
- toothlessnessAbsence of teeth
impotence · inadequacy · inefficacy · uselessness · impracticability · unworkability · hollowness · emptiness
Refusal to follow orders
- violationBreaking of rules
- breachBreaking of agreement
- infringementViolation of rights
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
contempt · disregard · nonobservance · flouting · contravention · transgression · nonconformity · recalcitrance
invalidity
State of being void
- voidnessAbsence of all content
- nullityComplete absence or invalidity
- voidableCapable of being nullified
nonbinding · inoperative · rescission · severability · unconscionability · illegality · public policy · void ab initio · defective · flawed
breach
Breaking of agreement
- violationBreaking of rules
- nonperformanceFailure to fulfill obligation
- repudiationFormal refusal to accept
rescission · consideration · capacity · duress · misrepresentation · fraud · mistake · impossibility · frustration · severability
powerlessness
Inability to affect outcomes
- ineffectivenessFailure to achieve results
- futilityLack of purpose
- inutilityLack of practical value
toothlessness · impotence · inadequacy · inefficacy · uselessness · impracticability · unworkability · hollowness · emptiness · meaninglessness
disobedience
Refusal to follow orders
- violationBreaking of rules
- breachBreaking of agreement
- infringementViolation of rights
defiance · contempt · disregard · nonobservance · flouting · contravention · transgression · nonconformity · recalcitrance · insubordination
unenforceabilityenforceability
Capacity for legal compulsion
binding force · enforceable · legal force · executability · actionability
unenforceabilityvalidity
Quality of being sound
legality · lawfulness · legitimacy · legal recognition · effectiveness
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