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Contractus Ex Turpi Causa

Defined in 1 dictionary — Cyclopedic (1922)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

VEL contra bonos mores nullus est. A contract founded on a base and unlawful consideration, or against good morals, is null. Hob. 167; Dig. 2, 14. 27. 4. CONTRACTUS LEGEM EX CONVENtione acclpiunt. The agreement of the parties makes the law of the contract. Dig. 16. 3. 1. 6.