implied warranty
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of implied warranty
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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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
Even though the trial judge was unable to find evidence of negligence by either manufacturer or driver, he held the manufacturer liable for breach of an "implied warranty" that the steering wheel was safe.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Was there, with every ampoule of vaccine, an "implied warranty" that the preparation was safe?
From Time Magazine Archive
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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
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