frustration
frustration, n. 1. The prevention or hindering of the attainment of a goal, such as contractual performance. commercial frustration. An excuse for a party’s nonperformance because of some unforeseeable and uncontrollable circumstance. — Also termed economic frustration. [Cases: Contracts 309(1). C.J.S. Contracts §§ 520–522, 524.] self-induced frustration. A breach of contract caused by one party’s […]