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What are the 12 defenses to enforcement and formation?

Bar Exam Prep Contracts Defenses to Enforcement and Formation What are the 12 defenses to enforcement and formation?
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Legal Definition

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Defenses to enforcement of a contract include:
(1) Duress;
(2) Ambiguity;
(3) Mistake of fact;
(4) Non-disclosure;
(5) Misrepresentation;
(6) Undue influence;
(7) Statute of Frauds;
(8) Illegality;
(9) lack of Capacity;
(10) lack of Consideration or consideration substitute;
(11) Unconscionability; and
(12) Public policy.

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What are the 12 defenses to enforcement and formation?
What are the 12 defenses to enforcement and formation?
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