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Free consent
- 1. Free Consent S.Gowri Ayya NadarJanaki Ammal college , Sivakasi
- 2. Meaning: Consent means“willingness”. The willingness of the parties to a contract must be free. According to section 14,consent is said to be free when it is not caused by COERSION UNDUE INFLUENCE FRAUD MISREPRESENTION MISTAKE
- 4. COERCION: Coercion meansto force or to compel him or her to act in a particular manner. In other words ,a person uses ‘coercion’ against another if he threatens that other person.
- 5. Undue influence Undueinfluence occurs when an individual is able to persuade another's decisions due to the relationship between the two parties. Often, one of the parties is in a position of power over the other due to elevated status, higher education, or emotional ties.
- 6. Fraud: Fraud isgenerally defined in the law as an intentional misrepresentation of material existing fact made by one person to another with knowledge of its falsity and for the purpose of inducing the other person to act, and upon which the other person relies with resulting injury or damage.
- 7. misrepresentation A misrepresentationis a false statement of a material fact made by one party which affects the other party's decision in agreeing to a contract . In such a contract dispute, the party that made the misrepresentation becomes the defendant, and the aggrieved party is the plaintiff.
- 8. Mistake: In contractlaw, a mistake is an erroneous belief, at contracting, that certain facts are true. It can be argued as a defense, and if raised successfully can lead to the agreement in question being found void ab initio or voidable, or alternatively an equitable remedy may be provided by the courts.
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