used in respect of an indictment quashed by the trial court. Rescind is used in particular of contracts (see 2.) and sometimes of judicial decisions. Set aside is the term most commonly used in a general sense for juridical acts, judicial decisions and steps taken by litigants; in the last of these cases the term is used both of a superior court and of the court which took the decision. Vacate is a technical term used of judicial decisions in the same way as set aside. 2. Usage in regard to contracts Generally speaking, in the civil law system there are four principal methods of nullifying a contract or of bringing it to an end: (1) annulation, anulación, where there is a fundamental defect in its formation; (11) rescision, rescisión, where the contract causes lesion to one of the parties; (iii) résolution, resolución, where one of the parties fails to perform or cannot perform his obligations; (iv) résiliation, denuncia, where the parties agree to end a contract part of which has been performed. - 1168 - In the first three cases, the contract is made void ab initio, i.e. generally speaking it has no legal effect whatsoever; in the last case its legal effects cease when it is brought to an end. In the Civil law system, situations (i), (ii) and (iii) are all covered under English law by the term avoidance: (i) and (ii) correspond to rescission 1/ used in its strict sense, ¿/ in which the contract is rendered void ab initio, and (iii) to rescission used in a broader sense deprecated by some writers. Situation (iii) does not render the contract void ab initio and alternative descriptions of it are avoidance for breach, discharge by breach or simply termination, commonly called cancellatioia. especially in the 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing legal concepts related to contracts, particularly the ways in which a contract can be nullified or terminated. The language used is technical and juridical, suggesting that the text is intended for an audience with a background in law or a related field.

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