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

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

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

Again, if the buyer has examined the goods there is no implied warranty of the defects which such an examination ought to have revealed.

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