inherent vice

Noun

Meaning

inherent vice (usually uncountable, plural inherent vices)

(commercial law) An intrinsic shortcoming in an object, especially an object's in-built tendency to degrade, which adversely affects its evaluation, preservability, insurability, or acceptability to be transported by a shipper, and which usually limits the legal liability of those who handle or care for it.

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Examples

A synopsis and brief extract from the novel, along with the novel's title, Inherent Vice, and dust jacket image, were printed in Penguin Press' Summer 2009 catalogue. Source: Internet

Inherent Vice main Inherent Vice was published in August 2009. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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