caveat emptor

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[edit] Etymology

From caveat ("may he beware"), the subjunctive of caveo ("I beware") + emptor ("buyer").

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caveat emptor

1. Used as a warning to anyone buying something that there might be unforeseen problems or faults with what is bought.
2. (law) A provision of Roman law which gave the seller of a house the legal right to keep quiet about any defects of a house which he was selling.

[edit] Related terms

• caveat
• caveat lector