patent defect
noun[C]
LAWukusafaultin aproduct,property, ordocumentthat could benoticedbycarefulexamination, and is usuallynoticedbefore asaleoragreement:
Thelawrecognisestwotypesofdefects:patentdefects, which areobviousoneslikebrokenwindows, andlatentdefects, which are not soimmediatelyobvious.
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latent defect