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- noun law, contract law A
principle that oneparty to a contract might beentitled to aremedy if the other party has behaved in anunconscionable manner.
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Examples
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Another element of unconscionability is the potential need for the stronger party to be aware of the other’s vulnerability.
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Procedural unconscionability is a type of equitable fraud, not involving a misrepresentation of facts, but rather through the conduct of one party in obtaining assent. [
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A federal district court ruled that the contract could be broken under a state " unconscionability " law that also applies to other contracts, and the Ninth Circuit affirmed, putting the California law outside the pre-emption umbrella of the Federal Arbitration Act.
The $30 Bonanza 2010
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Lawyers have also cited "unconscionability" as a potential defense-to say that a contract is so outrageously unfair that courts should not enforce it.
Slate Magazine Christopher Beam 2009
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Hartford lawyer Daniel A. Schwartz used the term "unconscionability," a way to fight against contracts that are grossly unfair to one party.
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Hartford lawyer Daniel A. Schwartz used the term "unconscionability," a way to fight against contracts that are grossly unfair to one party.
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General contract defenses such as unconscionability may invalidate arbitration agreements.
Groklaw 2008
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"unconscionability" as a potential defense-to say that a contract is so outrageously unfair that courts should not enforce it.
Slate Magazine 2009
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Jefferson spoke of the unconscionability of taxing people to support religions that they do not believe in.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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And venue, arbitration and class action waiver clauses are frequently the subject of claims of unconscionability including clauses that expressly prohibit class action arbitration
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