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Soundness : (noun)
1: a state or condition free from damage or decay [ant: unsoundness]
2: the quality of being prudent and sensible [syn: wisdom, wiseness]
3: the firmness and tone of healthy tissue; "his muscle
firmness" [syn: firmness]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Soundness : \Sound"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being sound; as, the soundness of
timber, of fruit, of the teeth, etc.; the soundness of
reasoning or argument; soundness of faith.
Syn: Firmness; strength; solidity; healthiness; truth;
rectitude.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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SOUNDNESS. In usual health; without any permanent disease. 1 Carr. & Marsh.
291. To create unsoundness, it is requisite that the animal should not be
useful for the purpose for which he is bought, and that inability to be so
useful should arise from disease or accident. 2 M. & Rob. 137; 9 M. & W.
670. 2 M. & Rob. 113.
2. In the sale of slaves and animals they are sometimes warranted by
the seller to be sound, and it becomes important to ascertain what is
soundness. Roaring; (q.v.) a temporary lameness, which renders a horse less
fit for service; 4 Campb. 271; sed vide 2 Esp. Cas. 573; a cough, unless
proved to be of a temporary nature; 2 Chit. R. 245, 416; and a nerved horse,
have been held to be unsound. But cribbiting is not a breach of a general
warranty of soundness. Holt, Cas. 630.
3. An action on the case is the proper remedy for a verbal warrant of
soundness. 1 H. Bl. R. 17; 3 Esp. 82; 9 B. & Cr. 259; 2 Dow. & Ry. 10; 1
Bing. 344; 5 Dow. & R. 164; 1 Taunt. 566; 7 East, 274; Bac. Ab. Action on
the Case, E.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Soundness :
The quality of being sound (2).
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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