Unlawful consideration renders an agreement void when any part of the consideration or object is illegal. Any agreement is void if any part of a single consideration for one or more objects, or any part of any one of several considerations for a single object, is unlawful; partial illegality of either the object or the consideration vitiates the whole contract and prevents severance of lawful and unlawful components.
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Unlawful consideration renders an agreement void when any part of the consideration or object is illegal.
Any agreement is void if any part of a single consideration for one or more objects, or any part of any one of several considerations for a single object, is unlawful; partial illegality of either the object or the consideration vitiates the whole contract and prevents severance of lawful and unlawful components.
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