total failure of considerationglossary / total failure of consideration A situation in which the contract is indivisible so that a complete lack of consideration voids the contract. [Cases: Contracts 85, 260. C.J.S. Contracts §§ 134–135, 466.] 词条贡献者 资深译员筠怡,国际知名法学院民商法专业,专注翻译各种与商业和侵权诉讼有关的法律文件。