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Caveat Emptor
/ˈkæv.iˌɑt ˈɛmp.tɔɹ/
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What does Caveat Emptor mean?
phrase
- Used as a warning to anyone purchasing something that there may be unforeseen problems or faults with the item that is purchased.
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phrase
- (historical) 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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/ˈkæv.iˌɑt ˈɛmp.tɔɹ/
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And this one holy institution was found setting at its peak the black flag of the trader, the "Jolly Roger" of the modern commercial pirate--"Caveat emptor!"