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Nugatory

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003490

Describing something that is worthless, ineffectual, or of no force or consequence. A contract or legal provision deemed nugatory has no legal effect and cannot be enforced. This can occur if a condition precedent is not met or if the terms are too vague to be actionable.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003490
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003490",
  "term": "Nugatory",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Describing something that is worthless, ineffectual, or of no force or consequence. A contract or legal provision deemed nugatory has no legal effect and cannot be enforced. This can occur if a condition precedent is not met or if the terms are too vague to be actionable.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/nugatory/"
}

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