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Caveat emptor ( / ˈɛmptɔːr /; from caveat, "may he/she beware", a subjunctive form of cavēre, "to beware" + ēmptor, "buyer") is Latin for "Let the buyer beware". [1] It has become a proverb in English. Generally, caveat emptor is the contract law principle that controls the sale of real property after the date of closing, but may also ...
Caveat is Latin for "beware". In Australian property law and other jurisdictions using the Torrens title system, a caveat is a warning that someone other than the owner claims some right over or nonregistered interest in the property. Caveats can include ongoing court cases, bad debts or second mortgages.
Landed property, tenement of land, especially with respect to an easement ( servitude ). 2 types: praedium dominans - dominant estate ( aka dominant tenement) praedium serviens - servient estate ( aka servient tenement) praeemptio. previous purchase. Right of first refusal. praesumptio.
v. t. e. Nemo dat quod non habet, literally meaning "no one can give what they do not have", is a legal rule, sometimes called the nemo dat rule, that states that the purchase of a possession from someone who has no ownership right to it also denies the purchaser any ownership title. It is equivalent to the civil (continental) Nemo plus iuris ...
CAVEAT, a Canadian lobby group. Caveat, an album by Nuclear Death. Caveat (film), a 2020 horror film. Caveat, a rural locality west of Mansfield, Australia. Caveat (horse) ( fl. 1983) Classified information in the United States#Handling caveats. A moratorium on probate, especially in Common Law jurisdictions. Caveat (property law)
Latent defect. In the law of the sale of property (both real estate and personal property or chattels) a latent defect is a fault in the property that could not have been discovered by a reasonably thorough inspection before the sale. In relation to a construction contract, a latent defect is a fault in the property or its underlying site which ...
Beware of the dog. Beware of the dog (also rendered as Beware of dog) is a warning sign posted at the entrance to a building or other private area indicating that a dangerous dog is within. Such signs may be placed to deter burglary even if there is no dog, or if the dog is not actually a competent guard dog. [1] [2]
e. In contract law, a mistake is an erroneous belief, at contracting, that certain facts are true. It can be argued as a defense, and if raised successfully, can lead to the agreement in question being found void ab initio or voidable, or alternatively, an equitable remedy may be provided by the courts. Common law has identified three different ...