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- defectiveness
n : the state of being defective [syn: faultiness]
- Defective \De*fect"ive\, a. [L. defectivus: cf. F. d['e]fectif.
See Defect.]
- Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or account; a defective character; defective rules.
- (Gram.) Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb. -- De*fect"ive*ly, adv. -- De*fect"ive*ness, n.
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- 2,000 complaints against insurance firms in three years - Trinidad Express
"The insurance industry is on a solid financial footing but there are two challenges: regulatory defectiveness and the expansion of the industry in economic terms. Those are the two large objectives of the insurance act," Dookeran told the Business Express ... Read more on this news related to 'Defectiveness'
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