Usually means: Hidden flaw, not immediately observable.
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  1. latent defect: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. latent defect: Collins English Dictionary
  3. latent defect: Dictionary.com
  4. Latent defect: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. latent defect: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
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  3. latent defect: Law.com Dictionary
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  1. latent defect: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wikipedia (Latent defect)

noun:  In the law of the sale of property (both real estate and personal property or chattels) a latent defect is a fault in the property that could not have been discovered by a reasonably thorough inspection before the sale.


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