material representation

material representation
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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

material representation
n.
   a convincing statement made to induce someone to enter into a contract to which the person would not have agreed without that assertion. Thus, if the material representation proves not to be true or to be misleading, the contract can be rescinded or cancelled without liability.
   See also: contract, material

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