body: Recently, I got hold of a contract with a rather strange term:
  
  
  
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  > I understand that this document is written to be as broad and inclusive as legally permitted by the State of California. I agree that if any portion is held invalid or unenforceable, I will continue to be bound by the remaining terms.
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  How is this actually possible? How can I be bound by a contract that's been found to be invalid? And, by proxy, how can I actually escape a contract like this?
  
  
  For reference, [this](https://www.csuchico.edu/wildcatwelcome/documents/Release%20of%20Liability%20beChico%20FL15.pdf) is a version very similar to the contract that I have a copy of.
  
  
  
title: Can I be bound by a void contract?