emptor
nounEtymology From Latin ēmptor.
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Law Buyer.
- “The point at issue seems to be now a mere difference of opinion as to the definition of the word ‘payment’ between the vendor and emptor.[…]”1923 April, Emeric Hulme Beaman, “A Matter of Principle”, in The Windsor Magazine, number 340, page 560:
- Nolte […] is of the following opinion: As a rule, the emptor cannot waive his claim for delivery of documents and demand delivery of the discharged goods […]1940 August, William L. Smyser, “Delivery of Possession Under Straight Bills of Lading in Germany”, in Comparative Law Series, volume 3, number 8, page 446:
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- This was treacherous territory for both the emptor and the vendor, made even riskier by the sheer size of the market.2016, M. R. Griffiths, J. R. Lucas, Value Economics: The Ethical Implications of Value for New Economic Thinking, →ISBN, page 204:
- Related terms
- caveat emptor