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

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implied warranty

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

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

In upholding a verdict based on faulty design, the court ruled that injured consumers need not claim a theoretical "implied warranty" but may rely simply on "strict liability in tort."

From Time Magazine Archive

There is another implied warranty, that of the seller's title, when he is in possession of the goods.

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