Under contract law in some legal systems, a redhibitory defect is a hidden defect that prevents a product from performing the task for which it was purchased.
[1] A buyer of a product with a redhibitory defect can be entitled to a redhibition (also called redhibitory action).
In the United States, this is a legal concept unique to the state of Louisiana.
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