Warning

Info

Warning

Info

Warning

Info

LSDefine

Simple English definitions for legal terms

Misunderstanding

Read a random definition: charge account

A quick definition of Misunderstanding:

Term: Misunderstanding

Definition: A misunderstanding in contract law happens when two people think they are agreeing to the same thing, but they are actually thinking of two different things. This can be used as a reason to say that a contract was not really made.

A more thorough explanation:

Misunderstanding

Under contract law, a misunderstanding occurs when two parties to a contract have different interpretations of the same term or provision. This can be used as a defense against the formation of a contract.

Example 1: John agrees to sell his car to Jane for $5,000. However, John was thinking of a different car than the one Jane was interested in. This is a misunderstanding because both parties were thinking of different cars.

Example 2: Sarah agrees to rent an apartment from Tom for $1,000 a month. However, Sarah thought that the rent included utilities, while Tom thought it did not. This is a misunderstanding because both parties had different interpretations of what the rent included.

These examples illustrate how a misunderstanding can occur when both parties have different interpretations of the same term or provision in a contract. In both cases, the misunderstanding could be used as a defense against the formation of a contract because the parties did not have a meeting of the minds.

Mistrial | Mitigating Circumstances

Warning

Info

General

General chat about the legal profession.
main_chatroom
👍 Chat vibe: 0 👎
Help us make LSD better!
Tell us what's important to you
THATS SO FUNNY
i cant i would go crazy
JumpySubsequentDolphin
20:50
i need to know who decided to do that.
JumpySubsequentDolphin
20:50
omg im on a plane weeeee
the devil
youre on a plane??? LSD made the mile high club??
20:50
yo splitterus are you in school already
20:50
it says ur c/o 2027
JumpySubsequentDolphin
20:51
@SplitterusClitterus: HAHAH yes
ur user is hilarioussss and no i just graduated this may and am now applying ---also im out of messages so ill take a lil
20:52
roger dat. see u in heck
im back, r u applying this cycle too
JumpySubsequentDolphin
21:32
this child fell asleep on me
JumpySubsequentDolphin
21:32
im so uncomfortable
just push him off the entire seat
JumpySubsequentDolphin
21:34
LMAOOOO
JumpySubsequentDolphin
21:35
no he’s literally like 8 and he fully just put his head on my bicep and slept
JumpySubsequentDolphin
21:35
he has since moved
22:12
@SplitterusClitterus: me yesterday
gulc baby pls text me back... i miss you ...... :(
22:23
i just went into a discord vc and yelled "YALL I JUST GOT INTO J.M. SCHOOL OF LAW"
22:24
people were getting excited :sob:
22:25
then someone was like "what does jm stand for" and i was like .. well
AHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
@JumpySubsequentDolphin: wait this is so cute, also where r u going
JOE MBIDEN
JumpySubsequentDolphin
22:39
@splitty Oregon!
oh yay for what thats so random
JumpySubsequentDolphin
22:45
haha my brother and sister in law live there
so cutie oregon is beatiful
LSD+ is ad-free, with DMs, discounts, case briefs & more.