n.
(pl. warranties)
- a written guarantee, issued to the purchaser of an article by its manufacturer, promising to repair or replace it if necessary within a specified period.
- (in an insurance contract) an engagement by the insured party that certain statements are true or that certain conditions shall be fulfilled, the breach of which will invalidate the policy.
Derivative
- warrantee n.
- warrantor n.
Etymology
ME (as a legal term denoting a covenant annexed to a conveyance of property, in which the vendor affirmed the security of the title): from Anglo-Norman Fr. warantie, var. of garantie (see guaranty).
