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   warranty

   /ˈwɒrənti/

   noun

   • 1. 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 of time: "the car comes with a three-year warranty"
   • ▪ (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.
   • 2. justification or grounds for an action or belief: archaic "you have no warranty for such an audacious doctrine"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French warantie, variant of garantie (see guaranty). Early use was as a legal term denoting a covenant annexed to a conveyance of property, in which the vendor affirmed the security of the title.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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