Caveat
emptor or "buyer beware" is the shortened form derived from the Latin maxim, "Caveat
emptor, qui ignorare non debuit quod jus alienum emit" or translated to English, "Let a purchaser, who ought not to be ignorant of the amount and nature of the interest which he is about to buy, exercise proper caution." (12)
When it comes to technology, we, as a society, and as individuals, have failed to heed the age-old admonitions of caveat
emptor and moderation in all things.
In the commercial world, caveat
emptor means that the buyer bears the risk for the quality of goods purchased unless they are covered by the seller's warranty.
"CAVEAT
emptor", warns Bert Ward (Letters, October 15).
Caveat
Emptor: The Secret Life of an American Art Forger tells of an art world scandal ten years ago involving an FBI investigation, a trail of fake paintings, and the involvement of art dealers, experts and major auction houses.
Down: 1 Snails; 2 Extension; 3 Surface; 4 Delve; 6 Aborted; 7 Lodge; 8 Protocol; 9 Burka; 11 Agree; 12 Loam; 13 Tired; 14 La-di-da; 15 Ecclesiastical; 17 Doonies; 21 Mayday; 27 Loathe; 28 Deliberated; 29 Lacrosse; 31 Salute; 33 Square one; 34 Watertight; 35 Innovative; 37 Gherkin; 41 Examine; 43 Bassoon; 45 Slays; 46 Fancied; 49 Deputise; 50 Krill; 55 Edit; 57 Lingered; 60 Philatelist; 61 Peck; 62 Unattended; 63 Departs; 64 Regulating; 68 Interfere; 69 Intrude; 70 Sidle; 72 Elevate; 73 Arbroath smokie; 75 Eaten; 76 Shorten; 78 Fine tune; 82
Emptor; 84 Brolly; 91 Expand; 93 Suspicion; 96 Trucker; 97 Terrific; 100 Twinkle; 102 Leopard; 104 Orator; 105 Bereft; 106 Flash; 108 Loner; 109 Wacko; 111 Skimp; 112 Parch; 114 Draw.
Get a solicitor to look through the legal pack and ensure your finance is in place and you are ready to move quickly - caveat
emptor!
By spelling out the rights and remedies of the consumers in a market so far dominated by organized manufacturers and traders of goods and providers of various types of services, the Act makes the dictum, caveat
emptor ('buyer beware') a thing of the past.
Caveat
emptor, "let the buyer beware," is a caution that has taken on new relevance in the horticultural press.
"All of these stocks have been copied, with some of the most ingenious aging techniques imaginable, so caveat
emptor certainly applies," he warns.
In fact, in this instance they didn't even get what they paid for), and second, "caveat
emptor" -- let the buyer beware.