Assertion: contract's agreement | /r/HasProperty | unenforceable
Facets:
value: on the basis of public policy
type: CAUSE
value: typically
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The agreement Steve has drafted is unenforceable.
text: The agreement Steve has drafted is unenforceable.
text: In contrast, domestic and social agreements such as those between children and parents are typically unenforceable on the basis of public policy.
text: However, the agreement was unenforceable as it was intended to "stifle a criminal prosecution", and the bank was forced to return the payments made by the husband.
text: For example, an agreement to buy and sell illegal drugs is unenforceable, as is a contract the puts someone in a position of breaking the law.
text: But attorneys don't always know that the agreement they are writing is unenforceable.
text: The agreement is unenforceable because Maria's employer cannot do what it promised (or threatened) to do.
text: However, the agreement was unenforceable, and was struck down by the courts, because of its essential goal, which was to "stifle a criminal prosecution".
text: Vague agreements are unenforceable.