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An illegal agreement is best described as:
AAn agreement legal in form but with delayed performance
BA voidable contract enforceable by one party
CAn express contract that the court will enforce
DDestitute of any legal effect from the very beginning; all illegal are void but not all void are illegal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Destitute of any legal effect from the very beginning; all illegal are void but not all void are illegal
1. Per OCR: "An illegal agreement is destitute of any legal effect from the very beginning. All illegal agreements are void agreements but all void agreements are not illegal."
2. Example: paying B to steal C's purse.
3. Court will not enforce illegal contracts.
_Source: ICMAI BoS CMA Foundation Paper 1 (FBLC) — Paper1_07042026.pdf, Module 2 §2.1 (page 52)_
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