The court may hold that a contract is void, voidable, unenforceable, or illegal. Which of the following is true with regard to these terms and the court's use of them?
A) "Void" is the same as "unenforceable."
B) If a contract is held to be void, it is a contract, but for some reason, one party can end it.
C) If a contract is held to be illegal, the plaintiff will get some help, because the court will try to put the parties back to their original position.
D) If a contract is unenforceable, it means it doesn't exist.
E) If a contract is held to be void, it never was a contract.

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A void contract is considered as never having been a valid contract because it lacks one or more of the essential elements of a contract, making it legally unenforceable from the beginning.

The Court May Hold That a Contract Is Void, Voidable