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What does caveat emptor mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word caveat emptor? Here's what it means.

Phrase
  1. Used as a warning to anyone buying something that there might be unforeseen problems or faults with what is bought.
  2. (historical, law) A provision of Roman law which gave the seller of a house the legal right to keep quiet about any defects of the house.
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Does the rule of caveat emptor apply if the seller expressly warrants the goods sold?
I would encourage you to work further towards that goal, highlighting at the same time that caveat emptor should always apply first and foremost.
For nearly four thousand years, perhaps longer, caveat emptor ruled the hard world of barter.
As Mr Crowley mentioned, the underlying principle must always be caveat emptor.
The November 2005 issue of Canadian Family Physician takes a look at probiotics and warns caveat emptor.
But of course we are dealing yet again with the abandonment of the concept of caveat emptor.

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