CONTRA BONOS MORES

contra bonos mores (kon-tr[schwa] boh-nohs mor-eez). [Latin “against good morals”] Offensive to the conscience and to a sense of justice. • Contracts contra bonos mores are voidable. — Also termed contra bonos mores et decorum; adversus bonos mores. “Whatever is contra bonos mores et decorum, the principles of our law prohibit, and the King’s court, […]