Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capable of being voided and especially annulled.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being voided or evacuated.
- In law, such that some person has a right to have it annulled. See
void , v. t., 6.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being voided, or evacuated.
- adjective (Law) Capable of being avoided, or of being adjudged void, invalid, and of no force; capable of being either avoided or confirmed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective that may be
voided ,rescinded orannulled - adjective that may be
avoided ;avoidable
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of being rescinded or voided
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Examples
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There is another ground for holding the charter-party void and no contract, instead of regarding it as only voidable, which is equally against authority, which nevertheless I have never been able to answer wholly to my satisfaction.
The Common Law Oliver Wendell Holmes 1888
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Cook told the Daily News Monday night that there was no disagreement over the signing bonus ($3.725 million) or the length of the contract (which is technically seven years, though the last two are "voidable").
Mile High Report 2009
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They inserted a player voidable clause, allowing Haynesworth to end his contract early.
Andrew Brandt: The $36 Million Mistake Andrew Brandt 2011
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Like contracts, life is fully voidable, allow deferring soon to disallow.
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Like contracts, life is fully voidable, allow deferring soon to disallow.
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They inserted a player voidable clause, allowing Haynesworth to end his contract early.
Andrew Brandt: The $36 Million Mistake Andrew Brandt 2011
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Asomugha, whose blockbuster contract with the Raiders averaged $15.2 million per year at signing, will become a free agent this offseason by virtue of a voidable clause in his contract, according to league sources.
Roster analysis: The cornerback market J.I. Halsell 2011
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Due to Cap rules, the signing bonus following the voidable clause will not prorate through the remainder of the contract.
Andrew Brandt: The $36 Million Mistake Andrew Brandt 2011
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In the absence of fraud, duress or mistake (the typical legal justifications for a voidable contract) I think we have a moral obligation to treat both the borrowers and the lenders as adults, and require that they take responsibility for their actions.
Matthew Yglesias » On So-Called “Irresponsible” Borrowers 2009
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Due to Cap rules, the signing bonus following the voidable clause will not prorate through the remainder of the contract.
Andrew Brandt: The $36 Million Mistake Andrew Brandt 2011
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