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Voidable

A legal entitlement, such as a contract, that is extinguishable at the option of a party.

The law distinguishes between contracts which are void and those which are voidable.

Some contracts have such a latent defect, some vitiating element, that they are said to be void (see definition of void).

Other have more minor defects to them and are voidable at the option of the party victimized by the defect.

For example, contracts signed by a person when they are totally drunk are voidable by that person upon recovering sobriety.

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Unless otherwise noted, this article was written by Lloyd Duhaime, Barrister, Solicitor, Attorney and Lawyer (and Notary Public!). It is not intended to be legal advice and you would be foolhardy to rely on it in respect to any specific situation you or an acquaintance may be facing. In addition, the law changes rapidly and sometimes with little notice so from time to time, an article may not be up to date. Therefore, this is merely legal information designed to educate the reader. If you have a real situation, this information will serve as a good springboard to get legal advice from a lawyer.

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