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LET PURCHASER BEWARE [1 record]

Record 1 2003-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
OBS

Let the buyer beware (it is the responsibility of the buyer to see that the article purchased is the one required by him) is still a principle of law, although modified by warranties of fitness...

OBS

Caveat emptor; qui ignorare non debuit quod jus alienum emit (Hob. 99). (A purchaser must be on his guard; for he has no right to remain in ignorance of the fact that what he is buying belongs to someone other than the vendor.) A purchaser who fails to investigate the vendor's title does so at his own risk.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

Règle de droit romain selon laquelle il appartient à l'acheteur d'examiner l'objet du contrat; c'est pourquoi «le vendeur n'est pas tenu des vices apparents dont l'acheteur a pu lui-même connaître l'existence».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
  • Derecho de contratos (common law)
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