Condition vs. Warranty: Know the Difference
By Shumaila Saeed || Updated on December 25, 2023
A condition is a crucial term or requirement in a contract, breach of which may void the contract, while a warranty is a less critical promise or assurance, breach of which may lead to damages but not void the contract.
Key Differences
In a contract, a condition is a fundamental term or requirement, essential to the performance of the agreement. Warranty: A warranty, however, is a secondary or less critical promise in a contract, providing additional assurances.
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Breach of a condition can lead to the contract being voided and entitles the innocent party to terminate the contract. Warranty: Breach of a warranty does not typically void the entire contract but may lead to a claim for damages.
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Conditions are central to the nature of the contract and cannot be altered without affecting the contract’s validity. Warranty: Warranties, while important, do not form the contract's core and are supplementary in nature.
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In sales, a condition might involve the quality or type of goods. Warranty: A warranty in sales often relates to the promise of the item’s functionality or longevity.
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Conditions are imperative for the contract's purpose and are strictly enforced. Warranty: Warranties provide a sense of security and trust but are less rigidly enforced compared to conditions.
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Comparison Chart
Consequence of Breach
May void the contract
Leads to damages, but contract remains valid
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Example in Sales
Quality or type of goods
Product functionality or longevity
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Condition and Warranty Definitions
Condition
A state or situation that must exist before something else is possible or permitted.
The loan was approved on the condition that we provide additional collateral.
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Warranty
An assurance by a seller about the quality or longevity of a product.
The car manufacturer offers a five-year warranty on all new vehicles.
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Condition
The state or quality of something, especially regarding its appearance, fitness, or functioning.
The car was in excellent condition when sold.
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Warranty
An assurance or promise in a contract, the breach of which can lead to a claim for damages.
The seller provided a warranty against defects in the home.
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Condition
A particular mode of being of a person or thing; existing state; situation with respect to circumstances.
The patient's condition was stable after the surgery.
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Warranty
A legal term denoting a guarantee that a statement or product is as it is described.
The advertisement was a warranty that the product would perform as advertised.
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Condition
To subject to particular conditions or treatment.
The leather was conditioned to make it more flexible.
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Warranty
A representation, especially in writing, made by a seller or company to a purchaser of a product or service that a refund, repair, or replacement will be made if the product or service proves defective or unsatisfactory, especially within a given time period.
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Condition
A mode or state of being
We bought a used boat in excellent condition.
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Warranty
An assurance by the seller of property that the goods or property are as represented or will be as promised.
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Condition
Conditions Existing circumstances
Economic conditions have improved. The news reported the latest weather conditions.
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Warranty
The insured's guarantee that the facts are as stated in reference to an insurance risk or that specified conditions will be fulfilled to keep the contract effective.
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Warranty
A covenant by which the seller of land binds that seller and the seller's heirs to defend the security of the estate conveyed.
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Condition
A state of physical fitness
Have you exercised enough to get back into condition?.
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Warranty
Justification or valid grounds for an act or a course of action
“That he has imitated at all ... is sufficient warranty for placing him among the men of talent rather than among the men of genius” (Edgar Allan Poe).
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Condition
One that is indispensable to the appearance or occurrence of another; a prerequisite
Compatibility is a condition of a successful marriage.
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Warranty
(countable) A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.
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Condition
One that restricts or modifies another; a qualification
I'll make you a promise but with one condition.
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Warranty
An obsolete legal agreement that was a real covenant and ran with the land, whereby the grantor and his heirs of a piece of real estate held in freehold were required to officially guarantee their claim and plead one’s case for the title. If evicted by someone with a superior claim (paramount title) they were also required to hand over other real estate of equal value in recompense. It has now been replaced by personal covenants and the covenant of warranty.
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Condition
(Grammar) The dependent clause of a conditional sentence; protasis.
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Warranty
A covenant, also called the covenant of warranty, whereby the grantor assures the grantee that he or she not be subject to the claims of someone with a paramount title, thereby guaranteeing the status of the title that is being conveyed.
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Condition
(Logic) A proposition on which another proposition depends; the antecedent of a conditional proposition.
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Warranty
A legal agreement, either written or oral (an expressed warranty) or implied through the actions of the buyer and seller (an implied warranty), which states that the goods or property in question will be in exactly the same state as promised, such as in a sale of an item or piece of real estate.
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Condition
A provision making the effect of a legal instrument contingent on the occurrence of an uncertain future event.
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Warranty
(countable) A written guarantee, usually over a fixed period, provided to someone who buys a product or item, which states that repairs will be provided free of charge in case of damage or a fault.
I took out an extended warranty on my television for five years at a cost of $100.
I made sure to check the terms of my warranty for my computer to ensure I was covered in case it broke down.
It's always a good idea to get a good warranty on anything you buy that you think may break down.
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Warranty
A stipulation of an insurance policy made by an insuree, guaranteeing that the facts of the policy are true and the insurance risk is as stated, which if not fulfilled renders the policy void.
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Condition
To make dependent on a condition or conditions
Use of the cabin is conditioned on your keeping it clean.
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Warranty
Justification or mandate to do something, especially in terms of one’s personal conduct.
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Condition
To stipulate as a condition
“He only conditioned that the marriage should not take place before his return” (Jane Austen).
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Condition
To cause to be in a certain condition; shape or influence
“Our modern conceptions of historiography [are] conditioned by Western intellectual traditions” (Carol Meyers).
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Warranty
A covenant real, whereby the grantor of an estate of freehold and his heirs were bound to warrant and defend the title, and, in case of eviction by title paramount, to yield other lands of equal value in recompense. This warranty has long singe become obsolete, and its place supplied by personal covenants for title. Among these is the covenant of warranty, which runs with the land, and is in the nature of a real covenant.
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Condition
To accustom (oneself or another) to something; adapt
Had to condition herself to long hours of hard work.
Conditioned the troops to marches at high altitudes.
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Warranty
An engagement or undertaking, express or implied, that a certain fact regarding the subject of a contract is, or shall be, as it is expressly or impliedly declared or promised to be. In sales of goods by persons in possession, there is an implied warranty of title, but, as to the quality of goods, the rule of every sale is, Caveat emptor.
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Condition
To render fit for work or use
Spent weeks conditioning the old car.
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Warranty
A stipulation or engagement by a party insured, that certain things, relating to the subject of insurance, or affecting the risk, exist, or shall exist, or have been done, or shall be done. These warranties, when express, should appear in the policy; but there are certain implied warranties.
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Condition
To improve the physical fitness of (the body, for example), as through repeated sessions of strenuous physical activity.
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Warranty
Justificatory mandate or precept; authority; warrant.
If they disobey precept, that is no excuse to us, nor gives us any warranty . . . to disobey likewise.
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Condition
(Psychology) To cause (an organism) to respond in a specific manner to a previously unrelated stimulus, as in operant conditioning or classical conditioning.
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Warranty
Security; warrant; guaranty.
The stamp was a warranty of the public.
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Condition
To replace moisture or oils in (hair, for example) by use of a therapeutic product.
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Warranty
A written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
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Condition
A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
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Warranty
A written guarantee promising to repair or replace an item if necessary within a specified period.
The electronics came with a one-year warranty.
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Condition
A requirement or requisite.
Environmental protection is a condition for sustainability.
What other planets might have the right conditions for life?
The union had a dispute over sick time and other conditions of employment.
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Warranty
The act of warranting or guaranteeing something.
The company's warranty of customer satisfaction is well-known.
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Condition
(law) A clause in a contract or agreement indicating that a certain contingency may modify the principal obligation in some way.
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Condition
The health status of a medical patient.
My aunt couldn’t walk up the stairs in her condition.
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Condition
The state or quality.
National reports on the condition of public education are dismal.
The condition of man can be classified as civilized or uncivilized.
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Condition
A particular state of being.
Hypnosis is a peculiar condition of the nervous system.
Steps were taken to ameliorate the condition of slavery.
Security is defined as the condition of not being threatened.
Aging is a condition over which we are powerless.
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Condition
(obsolete) The situation of a person or persons, particularly their social and/or economic class, rank.
A man of his condition has no place to make requests.
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Condition
To subject to the process of acclimation.
I became conditioned to the absence of seasons in San Diego.
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Condition
To subject to different conditions, especially as an exercise.
They were conditioning their shins in their karate class.
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Condition
To make dependent on a condition to be fulfilled; to make conditional on.
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Condition
To shape the behaviour of someone to do something.
The children were conditioned to speak up if they had any disagreements.
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Condition
(transitive) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
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Condition
To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college.
To condition a student who has failed in some branch of study
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Condition
To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.
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Condition
Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength, etc.; predicament; rank; position, estate.
I am in my conditionA prince, Miranda; I do think, a king.
And O, what man's condition can be worseThan his whom plenty starves and blessings curse?
The new conditions of life.
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Condition
Essential quality; property; attribute.
It seemed to us a condition and property of divine powers and beings to be hidden and unseen to others.
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Condition
Temperament; disposition; character.
The condition of a saint and the complexion of a devil.
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Condition
That which must exist as the occasion or concomitant of something else; that which is requisite in order that something else should take effect; an essential qualification; stipulation; terms specified.
I had as lief take her dowry with this condition, to be whipped at the high cross every morning.
Many are apt to believe remission of sins, but they believe it without the condition of repentance.
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Condition
A clause in a contract, or agreement, which has for its object to suspend, to defeat, or in some way to modify, the principal obligation; or, in case of a will, to suspend, revoke, or modify a devise or bequest. It is also the case of a future uncertain event, which may or may not happen, and on the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, the accomplishment, recission, or modification of an obligation or testamentary disposition is made to depend.
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Condition
To make terms; to stipulate.
Pay me back my credit,And I'll condition with ye.
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Condition
To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.
To think of a thing is to condition.
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Condition
To invest with, or limit by, conditions; to burden or qualify by a condition; to impose or be imposed as the condition of.
Seas, that daily gain upon the shore,Have ebb and flow conditioning their march.
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Condition
To contract; to stipulate; to agree.
It was conditioned between Saturn and Titan, that Saturn should put to death all his male children.
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Condition
To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one's class or in college; as, to condition a student who has failed in some branch of study.
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Condition
To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains).
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Condition
A state at a particular time;
A condition (or state) of disrepair
The current status of the arms negotiations
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Condition
A mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing;
The human condition
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Condition
An assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else
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Condition
(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement;
The contract set out the conditions of the lease
The terms of the treaty were generous
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Condition
The state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
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Condition
Information that should be kept in mind when making a decision;
Another consideration is the time it would take
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Condition
The procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition
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Condition
Train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control;
Parents must discipline their children
Is this dog trained?
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Condition
Specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement;
The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life
The contract stipulates the dates of the payments
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Condition
Apply conditioner to in order to make smooth and shiny;
I condition my hair after washing it
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Condition
A stipulation or requirement in a contract.
The contract included a condition for early termination.
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Repeatedly Asked Queries
Is a condition more important than a warranty?
Yes, a condition is generally more crucial to the contract than a warranty.
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What does a warranty mean?
A warranty is a promise or assurance in a contract about certain facts or qualities.
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What happens if a warranty is breached?
Breach of a warranty typically leads to a claim for damages but does not void the contract.
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Can the breach of a condition be remedied?
It depends on the contract terms and the nature of the breach.
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What's an example of a common warranty?
A common warranty is a manufacturer's guarantee that a product will work as advertised.
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Can warranties be extended?
Yes, warranties can sometimes be extended, often for an additional fee.
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What is a condition in a contract?
A condition is a crucial term or requirement essential to the performance of a contract.
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Is a warranty legally enforceable?
Yes, warranties are legally enforceable.
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What is an implied condition?
An implied condition is one that is not explicitly stated but is assumed to be part of the contract.
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Can a contract be terminated for breach of condition?
Yes, breach of a condition may lead to the termination of the contract.
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Are conditions always expressly stated in contracts?
Conditions are often expressly stated, but they can also be implied by law.
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Do warranties cover accidental damage?
It depends on the warranty terms; some do, while others cover only defects or malfunctions.
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Do all products come with a warranty?
Not necessarily; it depends on the seller and the product.
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How does a condition affect the validity of a contract?
A condition is integral to the contract’s validity; its breach can void the contract.
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What is the purpose of a condition in a contract?
A condition ensures that essential terms are met for the contract's purpose.
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Is every term in a contract a condition?
No, not all terms in a contract are conditions; some are warranties.
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Are conditions negotiable?
Conditions can be negotiable, depending on the contract and parties involved.
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Can warranties be transferred to a new owner?
Some warranties can be transferred, while others cannot.
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How specific are warranties in contracts?
Warranties can range from broad to very specific, depending on the contract.
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