In common law, repugnancy refers to a contradiction or inconsistency between clauses of the same document, deed, or contract, or between allegations of the same pleading.[1][2] In English law, the court will resolve contradictions in a document based on the primary intention of the parties; if this cannot be established, the court treats the earlier statement as effective in the case of a deed and the later statement as effective in the case of a will.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Jonathan Law; Elizabeth A. Martin (2014). "Repugnancy". A Dictionary of Law (7th ed.). Oxford University Press.
- ^ "Repugnancy". Black's Law Dictionary (2nd ed.). 7 November 2011. Retrieved Apr 14, 2019.
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