One party's unauthorized alteration of any of the material terms in a written contract discharges the entire contract.

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This is known as the doctrine of material breach, which states that if one party materially breaches a contract, the other party is discharged from any further performance under the contract. And unauthorized alteration of material terms is considered a material breach.

One Party's Unauthorized Alteration of Any of the Material Terms