warranty
1warranty — war·ran·ty / wȯr ən tē, wär / n pl ties [modification (influenced by warrant ) of Anglo French garantie, from garantir to protect, warrant] 1: a promise in a deed that gives the grantee of an estate recourse (as through an action for damages)… …
2Warranty — War rant*y, n.; pl. {Warranties}. [OF. warantie, F. garantie. See {Warrant}, n., and cf. {Guaranty}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anc. Law) A covenant real, whereby the grantor of an estate of freehold and his heirs were bound to warrant and defend the… …
3warranty — [wôr′ən tē, wär′ən tē] n. pl. warranties [ME warantie < NormFr (OFr garantie): see WARRANT] 1. official authorization or sanction 2. justification; reasonable grounds, as for an opinion or action 3. Law a guarantee; specif., a) a guarantee or… …
4Warranty — War rant*y, v. t. To warrant; to guarantee. [1913 Webster] …
5Warranty — (spr. Uarränti), die Bedingungen, unter welchen englische u. amerikanische Assecuranzen abgeschlossen werden …
6warranty — mid 14c., legal term for various types of clauses in real estate transactions, from Anglo Fr. and O.N.Fr. warantie (O.Fr. guarantie), from warant (see WARRANT (Cf. warrant) (n.)) …
7warranty — [n] promise assurance, bail, bond, certificate, contract, covenant, guarantee, guaranty, pledge, security, surety, written promise; concepts 684,685 Ant. breach, break …
8warranty — ► NOUN (pl. warranties) 1) a written guarantee promising to repair or replace an article if necessary within a specified period. 2) an engagement by an insured party that certain statements are true or that certain conditions shall be fulfilled …
9warranty — A promise that a proposition of fact is true. The Fred Smartley, Jr., C.A.Va., 108 F.2d 603, 606. An assurance by one party to agreement of existence of fact upon which other party may rely. It is intended precisely to relieve promisee of any… …
10Warranty — In commercial and consumer transactions, a warranty is an obligation or guarantee that an article or service sold is as factually stated or legally implied by the seller, and that often provides for a specific remedy such as repair or replacement …
