Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Inducement

n. 1. The act or process of enticing or persuading another person to take a certain course of action. See fraud in the inducement under FRAUD.

active inducement

The act of intentionally causing a third party to infringe a valid patent. ( Active inducement requires proof of an actual intent to cause the patent infringement. 2. Contracts. The benefit or advantage that causes a promisor to enter into a contract. 3. Criminal law. An enticement or urging of another person to commit a crime. 4. The preliminary statement in a pleading; esp., in an action for defamation, the plaintiffs allegation that extrinsic facts gave a defamatory meaning to a statement that is not defamatory on its face, or, in a criminal indictment, a statement of preliminary facts necessary to show the criminal character of the alleged offense. Cf. INNUENDO (2); COLLOQUIUM. - induce, vb.

active inducement.

See INDUCEMENT.

fraud in the inducement

Fraud occurring when a misrepresentation leads another to enter into a transaction with a false impression of the risks, duties, or obligations involved; an intentional misrepresentation of a material risk or duty reasonably relied on, thereby injuring the other party without vitiating the contract itself, esp. about a fact relating to value. Cf. fraud in the factum.

fraud in the inducement.

See FRAUD.

inducement of breach of contract.

See TOR' TIOUS INTERFERENCE WITH CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS.

infringement in the inducement.

Patents. The act of actively and knowingly aiding and abetting direct infringement by another person.