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Caveat emptor

2 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means the principle that a buyer is responsible for checking the quality of goods before purchase
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Stage 1 of 2
caveat emptor
Latin · ancient
"let the buyer beware"
let the buyer beware, from cavere (to beware) and emptor (buyer)
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Stage 2 of 2
caveat emptor
English · 1500s
"the principle that buyers assume the risk in a purchase"
adopted directly into English commercial and legal vocabulary
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