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   War·ran·ty

   /ˈwôrən(t)ē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a written guarantee, issued to the purchaser of an article by its manufacturer, promising to repair or replace it if necessary within a specified period of time: "the car comes with a three-year warranty"
   • ▪ (in contract law) a promise that something in furtherance of the contract is guaranteed by one of the contractors, especially the seller's promise that the thing being sold is as promised or represented.
   • ▪ (in an insurance contract) an engagement by the insured party that certain statements are true or that certain conditions shall be fulfilled, the breach of it invalidating the policy.
   • ▪ (in property law) a covenant by which the seller binds themselves and their heirs to secure to the buyer the estate conveyed in the deed.
   • ▪ (in contract law) a term or promise in a contract, breach of which entitles the innocent party to damages but not to treat the contract as discharged by breach.
   • ▪ justification or grounds for an action or belief: "you have no warranty for such an audacious doctrine"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French warantie, variant of garantie (see guaranty). Early use was as a legal term denoting a covenant annexed to a conveyance of property, in which the vender affirmed the security of the title.

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