The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
hidden defect — Type of deficiency in property which is not discoverable by reasonable inspection and for which a lessor or seller is generally liable if such defect causes harm to a user, and for which a purchaser is provided a right to revoke a prior… … Black's law dictionary
hidden defect — Type of deficiency in property which is not discoverable by reasonable inspection and for which a lessor or seller is generally liable if such defect causes harm to a user, and for which a purchaser is provided a right to revoke a prior… … Black's law dictionary
hidden defect — imperfection that is not immediately visible, physical defect that is not external … English contemporary dictionary
defect, latent — n. A hidden defect; a flaw that is not apparent to reasonable observation. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
defect — The want or absence of some legal requisite; deficiency; imperfection; insufficiency. Galloway v. City of Winchester, 299 Ky. 87, 184 S.W.2d 890, 892, 893. The absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; a deficiency in… … Black's law dictionary
defect — The want or absence of some legal requisite; deficiency; imperfection; insufficiency. Galloway v. City of Winchester, 299 Ky. 87, 184 S.W.2d 890, 892, 893. The absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; a deficiency in… … Black's law dictionary
defect — An insufficiency; an absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection. Bolds v Budwig, 19 Neb 739, 741. See hidden defect; physical defect … Ballentine's law dictionary
defect — de·fect / dē ˌfekt, di fekt/ n: something or a lack of something that results in incompleteness, inadequacy, or imperfection: as a: a flaw in something (as a product) esp. that creates an unreasonable risk of harm in its normal use see also… … Law dictionary
defect — de•fect n. [[t]ˈdi fɛkt, dɪˈfɛkt[/t]] v. [[t]dɪˈfɛkt[/t]] n. 1) a fault or shortcoming; imperfection 2) lack of something essential: a defect in hearing[/ex] 3) to desert a cause, country, etc.: to defect to the West[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425;… … From formal English to slang
latent defect — hidden defect, invisible flaw … English contemporary dictionary
