Contract Law

Void Ab Initio

/ voyd ab ih-NISH-ee-oh /

Definition

A transaction having no legal effect from the very beginning.

Used in Context

“Contracts formed through fraud are void ab initio under the law.”

Etymology

◈ Latin: from the beginning

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