A contract is frustrated when it becomes impossible to carry out its terms. Once that happens, the parties to the contract are freed from their obligations and the contract ends, subject to certain rules.
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A contract is frustrated when it becomes impossible to carry out its terms. Once that happens, the parties to the contract are freed from their obligations and the contract ends, subject to certain rules.
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