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inherent vice

noun

Definitions

  1. An intrinsic shortcoming in an object, especially an object's in-built tendency to…

    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.

    • Leather, badly tanned, is susceptible to deterioration from inherent vice induced by poor quality manufacturing.
    • [T]he insurance was stated to cover “all risks of loss or damage” except that “caused by inherent vice or nature of the subject matter covered”.

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