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ch 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bait and Switch | Improper business practice involving luring buyers to the store with an under stocked, low-priced good and then redirecting them to a more expensive product. |
| Caveat Emptor | Let the buyer beware. |
| Caveat Venditor | Let the seller beware. |
| Cease-and-Desist Order | Governmental order requiring that certain improper conduct be stopped. |
| Class Action | Court procedure allowing a party to bring suit on his or her behalf and for those similarly situated. |
| Consent Order | Voluntary, court-enforceable agreement between the government and an offender requiring the termination of an illegal or questionable practice. |
| Consumer | Individual who acquires goods primarily for persona, family, or household use. |
| Disclaimer | Sign, label, or warning reducing a Bailee’s duty of care; also, notice of exclusion in a warranty. |
| Encumbrances | Claims of third parties against the property. |
| Express Warranty | Assurance of quality or performance explicitly made by the seller. |
| Full Warranty | Express warranty that obligates the seller to repair or replace a defective product without cost to the buyer within a reasonable time. |
| Implied Warranty | Warranty obligation implicitly by law on all sellers. |
| Limited Warranty | Warranty providing a level of protection less than a full warranty. |
| Privity of Contract | Relationship or connection between parties to a legally binding agreement. |
| Product Liability | The fixing of responsibility to compensate buyers, users, and bystanders for injuries caused by a defective product. |
| Puffing | Greatly exaggerated sales talk. |
| Restitution | Permits a party to a contract to recover money or property (or the value thereof) given to the other party. |
| Unfair Trade Practice | Dishonest, fraudulent, or anticompetitive business method. |
| Warranty | Statement about the product’s qualities or performance that the seller assures the buyer is true. |
| Warranty of Merchantability | Warranty requiring that the goods fit the ordinary purposes for which goods are used. |