implied warranty

American  

noun

1. a warranty not stated explicitly by the seller of merchandise or real property but presumed for reasons of commercial or legal custom (distinguished from express warranty).

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Etymology

Origin of implied warranty

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Although Vrbo doesn’t explicitly guarantee the air quality in its rentals, I believe there’s an implied warranty.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2023

We pass lemon laws and have well-developed doctrines of implied warranty that require sellers to stand behind their claims.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022

Ronald Lewis introduced a bill that would hold drug manufacturers, sellers and distributors to an implied warranty that their product is safe�a first for Britain�and give a child crippled before birth the right to sue.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a risk-averse age when consumer standards have become more exacting and family commitments seem less binding, there is a danger that adopted children could be viewed as commodities that come with an implied warranty.

From Time Magazine Archive

Warranty.—The law, assuming that the purchaser knows or can find out the quality and worth of things, does not make an implied warranty of them generally.

From Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman by Bolles, Albert Sidney