daf bit: Ketuvot 75

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A mishna discusses cases where a man can divorce his wife without paying her ketubah. One such case is if she is found to have certain bodily defects -- the defects that disqualify a priest can also disqualify a wife (if the husband chooses), according to the gemara. However, the mishna teaches, if the defect was visible the man has no recourse, and if she resides in a town with a public bath he has no recourse even if it was invisible. Why? Because it is presumed that he had his female relatives check her out before betrothing her. (75b)

(Aside: two pages later is the mishna that discusses the man's defects and when he can be compelled to divorce her.)

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