Meaning of caveat emptor | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used as a warning to anyone purchasing something that there may be unforeseen problems or faults with the item that is purchased.
2. A provision of Roman law which gave the seller of a house the legal right to keep quiet about any defects of the house.
   historical

Examples

“In an email she wrote that the lack of regulation “leads to difficulty extrapolating available evidence to various products on the consumer market given the differences in chemical composition and purity.” She cautioned the public to weigh “both potential benefits and risks,” to which I would add caveat emptor — buyer beware.”

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