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IMPLIED WARRANTY MERCHANTABILITY [5 records]

Record 1 2016-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Law
  • Sales (Marketing)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

An implied or express warranty of merchantability, by its nature, warrants the condition of the item being purchased.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit commercial
  • Vente
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
CONT

An implied warranty of merchantability(general fitness) is an implied promise that the product is fit for the ordinary purposes for which it is used...

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

On peut aussi dire «promesse tacite» lorsqu'il est clair que la promesse est déduite d'un comportement.

OBS

promesse implicite : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial Law
  • Sales (Marketing)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
DEF

[A] warranty that guarantees that goods are reasonably fit for their ordinary purpose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit commercial
  • Vente
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-11-12

English

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

This information is being provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied including, but not linked to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

OBS

Where the seller at the time of contracting has reason to know any particular purpose for which the goods are required and that the buyer is relying on the seller’s skill or judgment to select or furnish suitable goods, there is, unless excluded or modified, an implied warranty that the goods shall be fit for such purpose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Key term(s)
  • aptitude à un usage précis

Spanish

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Record 5 1994-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
OBS

(CONS-AC) The company expressly disclaims any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of the system or the material furnished.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

bonne qualité marchande = good merchantable quality

OBS

de qualité commerciale = merchantable

OBS

convenance : Caractère de ce qui convient à sa destination.

OBS

destination : Usage auquel une chose est destinée.

Spanish

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