caveat emptor
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As the phrase goes in Latin — caveat emptor, or “let the buyer beware.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2024
"This is one of the caveat emptor things that all foreign would-be acquirers should keep in mind."
From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023
Do you see any universe in which there is a regulatory framework that has the caveat emptor stuff labeled out there the way you guys want it to be?
From Slate • Jan. 21, 2022
I don’t mind saying upfront that I generally regard professional psychics with a heavy dollop of caveat emptor.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2017
The last typical case that we shall give illustrates the singular application by this more than singular judge of the legal maxim caveat emptor.
From West Indian Fables by James Anthony Froude Explained by J. J. Thomas by Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob)
