redhibitory
redhibitory adjective: of or pertaining to redhibition (the annulling of a sale).
Adjective
redhibitory (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to redhibition (the annulling of a sale).
- a redhibitory action or fault
- rescinding both contracts because the cars had redhibitory defects1998, “Watkins v. Freeway Motors - A need to clarify the principle of novation”, in Louisiana Law Review
- Prohibitive.
- My wish was to become a professional seaman, but my skills in mathematics were poor and I was wearing glasses, two redhibitory defects at a time when GPS and computers did not exist. Luckily sailing remains my lifelong hobby.2009, Luc Hessel, “From clinical research to vaccination policy: 25years experience in vaccinology”, in Human Vaccines, →DOI
Origin of redhibitory
Borrowed from Late Latin redhibitōrius, from redhibeō. For sense 2, compare French rédhibitoire.
Words formed from redhibitory
- redhibitory defect
- redhibitory vice
Questions about redhibitory
- What does redhibitory mean?
- Redhibitory means of or pertaining to redhibition (the annulling of a sale).
- What part of speech is redhibitory?
- Redhibitory is an adjective.
Words near redhibitory in the dictionary
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