LEGAL WORD
Frustration
Legal term · Contract law
Frustration
- Type: Legal term
- Area of law: Contract law
1 What it means
When performance becomes impossible or unlawful after the contract is made, the contract becomes void, under Section 56 of the Contract Act.
2 Use it in a sentence
The concert contract was frustrated when the hall burned down.
3 Make it stick
Write your own sentence using Frustration about a case or topic you are studying this week, then check it against the meaning above.
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