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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).


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

The Florida court went much far ther, ruling that American Tobacco's very act of marketing and advertising contained an "implied warranty" that cigarettes are safe.

From Time Magazine Archive

Was there, with every ampoule of vaccine, an "implied warranty" that the preparation was safe?

From Time Magazine Archive

In articles concerning which the seller does possess a superior knowledge, precious stones, drugs, medicines, and the like, the modern law has raised an implied warranty for the buyer's protection.

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

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