SINCE 1828
dolus malus
noun
dolus ma·lus
| \ -ˈmäləs, -ˈmāl-\
Definition of dolus malus
Roman, civil, & Scots law
: fraud and misrepresentation that is actionable and punishable or is ground for rescinding the transaction resulting from it
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