(also inherent fault), n. ~ The tendency of material to deteriorate due to the essential instability of the components or interaction among components. Notes:  Nitrate film and highly acidic paper suf [..]

An exclusion found in most property insurance policies eliminating coverage for loss caused by a quality in property that causes it to damage or destroy itself.

An existing condition of an article that may cause damage to that article if transported.

Definition A deficit in the property that causes it to self-destruct.

A weakness in the chemical or physical composition of a document or other item that causes it to deteriorate from within over time, for example, the chemical instability of the cellulose nitrate film [..]

An insurance and cargo claims term referring to any defect or other characteristic of a product that could result in damage to the product without external cause (for example, instability in a chemical that could cause it to explode spontaneously). Insurance policies may exclude inherent vice losses. Carriers do not cover cargo claims made for inhe [..]

An insurance term referring to any defect or other characteristic of a product that could result in damage to the product without external cause (for example, instability in a chemical that could caus [..]

‘Inherent vice’ is a hidden defect in a good or property which is causes or contributes to its deterioration, damage, or wastage. This characteristics or defects of inherent nature make the item an un [..]

An insurance term referring to any defect or other characteristics of a product which could result in damage to the product without external cause. Insurance policies may specifically exclude losses c [..]

Inseparable property of a substance whereby it damages or destroys itself.

A quality existent in a cargo which produces damaged to the cargo without the assistance of an outside agent and by its own action. The perishable nature of fruit and spontaneous combustion is inheren [..]

Certain goods are, by their very nature susceptible to damage and it would be unreasonable to expect insurers to pay for such damage. Examples of inherent vice are would be deterioration of im [..]

A defect or cause of loss arising out of the nature of the goods in question.

A property in cargo which causes, or is liable to cause, loss or damage to the cargo, without any accident occurring (e.g. spontaneous combustion). It is always excluded by the insurers of the cargo b [..]

A fault in property that leads to its self-destruction. Insurance contracts usually exclude such damage.

Hidden defect (or the very nature) of a good or property which of itself is the cause of (or contributes to) its deterioration, damage, or wastage. Such characteristics or defects make the item an una [..]