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A quick definition of inessential mistake:

An inessential mistake is a type of mistake in a contract that does not affect the validity of the agreement. It is a mistake about something external to the agreement, rather than a mistake about the nature of the agreement itself. For example, if two people agree to sell a car, but one of them mistakenly believes the car has a sunroof, this is an inessential mistake because it does not change the fact that they agreed to sell the car. Inessential mistakes are different from essential mistakes, which are serious enough to mean that there was no real agreement between the parties.

A more thorough explanation:

An inessential mistake is a type of mistake in a contract that does not affect the validity of the agreement. It is a mistake that relates to some external circumstance and not the nature of the contents of the agreement. For example, if two parties agree to sell a car, but one party mistakenly believes the car is red when it is actually blue, this is an inessential mistake because it does not affect the validity of the agreement.

On the other hand, an essential mistake is a mistake serious enough that no real consent could have existed, so that there was no real agreement. For example, if two parties agree to sell a car, but one party mistakenly believes they are selling a boat, this is an essential mistake because it affects the validity of the agreement.

It is important to distinguish between essential and inessential mistakes because only essential mistakes can make a contract voidable. Inessential mistakes do not affect the validity of the agreement and therefore cannot be used as a basis for voiding the contract.

in essentialibus | in est de jure

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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