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DOLUS DANS LOCUM CONTRACTUI Definition & Legal Meaning

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Fraud (or deceit) giving rise to the contract; that is, a fraudulent misrepresentation made by one of the parties to thecontract, and relied upon by the other, and which was actually instrumental in inducingthe latter to enter into the contract.

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