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Laesio Enormis

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Laesio enormis, means 'loss beyond half or great', (1) The sale of a thing for which the buyer paid less than half of its real value. The seller could rescind the sale, but the buyer could keep the item purchased by paying the full value. (2) The principle by which a seller may rescind a contract if a sale yields less than half the true value of the thing sold. Also termed lesion, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 880.

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