Jack, a sales agent, approaches Edmund and tells Edmund about a product he is selling. Jack convinces Edmund to purchase the product and Edmund is asked to sign a document. Later Edmund realizes that the document is very different from what he was told. Edmund may plead non est factum.

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Non est factum means "it is not my deed" and can be used as a defense by someone who has signed a document but did not fully understand its contents. If Edmund was misled about the nature of the document he signed, he may plead non est factum as a defense.

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