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voidable

/ˈvɔɪdəbəl/

C2CEFR level
72/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

Law adjective

(Of a contract) valid until one party elects to avoid it, for example on grounds of misrepresentation.

A contract induced by duress is voidable at the option of the coerced party.

Topic: Commercial law in Legal English

Business adjective

Capable of being annulled at the option of one party, though valid until that party elects to void it.

Because of the non-disclosure, the contract was voidable at the insurer's discretion.

Topic: Insurance & risk in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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