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anti-reliance clause

noun

C2CEFR level
95/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

A stipulation that the buyer relied on no statements beyond those written into the agreement, foreclosing fraud built on extra-contractual assurances.

The anti-reliance clause gutted their pitch-deck fraud theory, since the buyer had disclaimed reliance on anything outside the four corners.

Similar: non-reliance clause

Topic: Corporate law in Legal English

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