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voiding the contract

[ˈvɔɪdɪŋ ðə ˈkɑːntrækt]
verb phrase
anular o contrato
1. The act of canceling, nullifying, or making a contract legally invalid or unenforceable
The court decided on voiding the contract due to fraudulent misrepresentation.
O tribunal decidiu sobre a anulação do contrato devido à representação fraudulenta.
2. Rendering a contractual agreement null and void, making it as if it never existed
Voiding the contract protected both parties from further obligations.
Anular o contrato protegeu ambas as partes de obrigações adicionais.
Synonyms
canceling the contractnullifying the contractrescinding the contractterminating the contractinvalidating the contract
Antonyms
enforcing the contractupholding the contractratifying the contractvalidating the contract

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
anular o contrato
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
anular o contrato / rescindir o contrato
Both terms are used in legal contexts
Portugal
rescindir o contrato / anular o contrato
Rescindir is more formally used in Portuguese legal terminology

Related Idioms & Phrases

tear up the contract
break the contract
declare the contract null and void
render the contract invalid
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