unfair contracts
One-sided legal deals
Unfair contracts are agreements with terms so one-sided or exploitative that courts may refuse to enforce them.
The concept appears in consumer protection law, where standard-form contracts with hidden fees, impossible cancellation terms, or liability waivers may be deemed unconscionable: The arbitration clause was struck down as part of an unfair contract.
What counts as unfair varies by jurisdiction, but typically involves imbalanced bargaining power combined with unreasonably harsh terms.
- exploitativeUnfairly using others' vulnerabilities
- predatoryExploiting the vulnerable
- fine printMiniature contractual text
- loopholesExploitable ambiguities in rules
- bindingLegally or morally required
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