Meaning & use
Redhibition
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A legal action to cancel a sale because the item sold had a defect serious enough that the buyer would not have purchased it otherwise.
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The buyer sought redhibition after discovering the used car had a cracked engine block the dealer never disclosed.
Louisiana's civil code, unlike most U.S. states, still provides a specific remedy for redhibition.
A note on using this word
The term comes from Roman law and survives today mainly in civil-law jurisdictions such as Louisiana and Quebec.
Words with a similar meaning
rescission of sale
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