Unless one of the parties contractually assumes the risk, the __________ discharges a contract if supervening circumstances make fulfillment of the purpose which both parties had in mind impossible.

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The frustration of purpose doctrine applies when unforeseen events undermine the contract's fundamental purpose, recognized by both parties, without fault of either party, making the contract's fulfillment virtually pointless. This doctrine does not require the performance to be literally impossible but rather that the main reason for entering into the contract has been frustrated.

Unless One of the Parties Contractually Assumes the Risk, the __________