What factors that make acontract invalid?

1. Duress

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Illegal purpose- can't contract to break the law.

Parties cannot make a legal contract (minor, mentally incompetent)

Impossible to fulfill (we had a contract for me to fly you on a fishing trip on 9-12-01- but the US Govt grounded all civilian aircraft on 9-11)

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