SINCE 1828
redhibition
noun
red·hi·bi·tion
| \ ˌre-də-ˈbi-shən, ˌred-hə-\
Legal Definition of redhibition
in the civil law of Louisiana
: the rescission of the sale of or a reduction in the purchase price of a thing that has a redhibitory defect
also
: the action for such a rescission or reduction
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