Legal Term: DISSENT

Definition: contracts. A disagreement to something which has been done. It is express or implied. 2. The law presumes that every person to whom a conveyance has been made has given his assent to it, because it is supposed to be for his benefit. To rebut the presumption, his dissent must be expressed. Vide 4 Mason, R. 206, 11 Wheat. R. 78, 1 Binn. R. 502, 2 Binn. R. 174, 6 Binn. R. 338, 12 Mass. R. 456, 17 Mass. R. 552, 3 John. Ch. R. 261, 4 John. Ch. R. 136, 529, and dssent, and the authorities there cited.

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