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Caveat emptor
Caveat emptor. Hob. 99.--(Let the purchaser beware.) The rule of 'caveat emptor' … Caveat emptor. Hob. 99.--(Let the purchaser beware.) The rule of 'caveat emptor' as to purchase of goods and animals with its existing
caveat emptor
caveat emptor [New Latin, may the buyer beware] : a principle in
Emptor
Emptor, a buyer. See CAVEAT EMPTOR.
Buyer
bygge, O. E.; to purchase for money] a purchaser. See CAVEAT EMPTOR. Means a person who buys or agrees to buy goods.
Contract for sale of land
This doctrine apparently only relates to the title; the rule caveat emptor is generally applicable to the physical nature or qualities of
Warranty
or statute. For instances of implied warranties, see that title, CAVEAT EMPTOR, TITLE, COVENANTS FOR, and infra. Implied warranties have been said
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