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CAVEAT
Caveat may refer to Latin phrases: * ''Caveat lector'' ("let the reader beware") * '' Caveat emptor'' ("let the buyer beware") * '' Caveat venditor'' ("let the seller beware") Other: * CAVEAT, a Canadian lobby group * ''Caveat'', an album by Nuclear Death * ''Caveat'' (film), a 2020 horror film * Caveat, a rural locality west of Mansfield, Australia * Caveat (horse) ( fl. 1983) * Classified information in the United States#Handling caveats * A moratorium on probate, especially in Common Law jurisdictions See also * Paulette Caveat, attempt to enjoin development in northern Canada * Patent caveat, former type patent-related action *National caveats {{Short description, Restrictions on use of force placed by NATO on members A national caveat is a restriction that North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members place on the use of their forces. NATO General Bantz J. Craddock, NATO's Supreme Al ..., restrictions on military operations put in place by NATO member countries r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caveat Lector
''Caveat emptor'' (; from ''caveat'', "may he/she beware", a subjunctive form of ''cavēre'', "to beware" + ''ēmptor'', "buyer") is Latin for "Let the buyer beware". It has become a proverb in English. Generally, ''caveat emptor'' is the contract law principle that controls the sale of real property after the date of closing, but may also apply to sales of other goods. The phrase ''caveat emptor'' and its use as a disclaimer of warranties arises from the fact that buyers typically have less information than the seller about the good or service they are purchasing. This quality of the situation is known as 'information asymmetry'. Defects in the good or service may be hidden from the buyer, and only known to the seller. It is a short form of ''Caveat emptor, quia ignorare non debuit quod jus alienum emit'' ("Let a purchaser beware, for he ought not to be ignorant of the nature of the property which he is buying from another party.") I.e. the buyer should assure himself that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |