Meaning & use
Relier
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A person who depends on or trusts a statement, promise, or representation made by another, especially in a legal dispute.
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To win a misrepresentation claim, the relier must show that trusting the false statement was reasonable.
The contract's fine print was designed to protect the seller from a careless relier's claims.
A note on using this word
The word appears mainly in legal writing about reliance and misrepresentation, where it names the person on the receiving end of a false or misleading statement.
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dependent party
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