English Dictionary

inherent vice

名詞

不可算名詞 通常

(commercial law) An intrinsic shortcoming in an object, especially an object's in-built tendency to degrade, which adversely affects its evaluation, preservability, insurability, or acceptability to be transported by a shipper, and which usually limits the legal liability of those who handle or care for it.

日本語の意味

（商法）物品自体に備わる、本来的な欠陥や劣化傾向。すなわち、物品がその性質上、評価、保存、保険加入、または輸送時の受け入れにおいて不利な影響を及ぼす要因であり、このために管理者の法的責任が限定されることがある。

When the cargo arrived spoiled, the carrier argued that the damage resulted from inherent vice and therefore fell outside its liability.

貨物が損傷して到着したとき、運送業者はその損害は物品に内在する欠陥が原因であり、したがって自身の責任の範囲外であると主張した。

意味（1）

(commercial law) An intrinsic shortcoming in an object, especially an object's in-built tendency to degrade, which adversely affects its evaluation, preservability, insurability, or acceptability to be transported by a shipper, and which usually limits the legal liability of those who handle or care for it.

Leather, badly tanned, is susceptible to deterioration from inherent vice induced by poor quality manufacturing.

inherent vices （ plural ）