redhibitory

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adjective

Of or pertaining to redhibition (the annulling of a sale).

“a redhibitory action or fault”

OriginLate Latin redhibitōrius →
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Meanings

adjectiveredhibitory (not comparable)
  1. not comparablelawOf or pertaining to redhibition (the annulling of a sale).

    a redhibitory action or fault

    1 more example

    rescinding both contracts because the cars had redhibitory defects

    1998, “Watkins v. Freeway Motors - A need to clarify the principle of novation”, in Louisiana Law Review
  2. not comparablenon-native speakers' EnglishProhibitive.

    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

  1. Late Latinredhibitōrius
  2. Englishredhibitory

Borrowed from Late Latin redhibitōrius, from redhibeō. For sense 2, compare French rédhibitoire.

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APA

redhibitory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redhibitory

MLA

“redhibitory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redhibitory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redhibitory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redhibitory.

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