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patent defect
noun[ C ]
LAWukus
a fault in a product, property, or document that could be noticed by careful examination, and is usually noticed before a sale or agreement:
The law recognises two types of defects: patent defects, which are obvious ones like broken windows, and latent defects, which are not so immediately obvious.
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latent defect
Examples of patent defect
patent defect
Not unfrequently repeals have been effected soon after their enactment, either because of patent defects, or because the people condemned them.
From Project Gutenberg
But with these patent defects it ought to be allowed her that the object for which she struggled was not only a perfectly legitimate, but a noble one.
From Project Gutenberg
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