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Under section 2(i) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, an agreement enforceable by law at the option of…

Section 2(i) defines a voidable contract by enforceability at the option of one or more parties, but not at the option of the other or others. This differs from an agreement…

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Under section 2(i) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, an agreement enforceable by law at the option of one or more parties, but not at the option of the other or others, is called

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Section 2(i) defines a voidable contract by enforceability at the option of one or more parties, but not at the option of the other or others. This differs from an agreement that is void and unenforceable.

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Option A

The general description of a valid contract does not identify the special one-sided enforceability defined in section 2(i).

Option B

Illegality does not describe an agreement enforceable at the option of the protected party.

Option C

A void agreement is unenforceable under section 2(g), while section 2(j) addresses a contract that ceases to be enforceable.

Option D

Section 2(i) expressly defines this form of one-sided enforceability as a voidable contract.

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