laesio enormis

noun

lae·​sio enor·​mis

ˈlēshēˌōə̇ˈnȯrmə̇s

variants or laesio ultra dimidium

-də̇ˈmidēəm

or laesio ultra duplum

-ˈd(y)üpləm

Roman & civil law

: the injury that is suffered by a vendor who has sold something for less than half its value or in some civil-law systems by a purchaser who has bought something at more than double its price and that in most cases gives the right of rescinding the sale

Word History

Etymology

laesio enormis, Late Latin, literally, enormous injury; laesio ultra dimidium, Latin, injury over half; laesio ultra duplum, Latin, injury over double

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