Warranty vs. Obligation: Know the Difference

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.

A social, legal, or moral requirement, such as a duty, contract, or promise, that compels one to follow or avoid a particular course of action

An assurance by the seller of property that the goods or property are as represented or will be as promised.

The constraining power of a promise, contract, law, or sense of duty

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.

(Law) A document in which a person binds himself or herself to undertake or refrain from doing a particular act.

A covenant by which the seller of land binds that seller and the seller's heirs to defend the security of the estate conveyed.

A debt instrument, such as a loan, mortgage, or bond.

A judicial writ; a warrant.

The state, fact, or feeling of being indebted to another for a special service or favor received

Justification or valid grounds for an act or a course of action

The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.

To provide a warranty for.

A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.

(countable) A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security.

A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.

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 It has now been replaced by personal covenants and the covenant of warranty.

(legal) A legal agreement stipulating a specified action or forbearance by a party to the agreement; the document containing such agreement.

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.

The fact of being obliged to, that is, grateful for, something.

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.

The act of obligating.

(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.

That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes legal or moral duty.

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.

Any act by which a person becomes bound to do something to or for another, or to forbear something; external duties imposed by law, promise, or contract, by the relations of society, or by courtesy, kindness, etc.

Justification or mandate to do something, especially in terms of one’s personal conduct.

The state of being obligated or bound; the state of being indebted for an act of favor or kindness; - often used with under to indicate being in that state; as, to place others under obligations to one.

To warrant; to guarantee.

A bond with a condition annexed, and a penalty for nonfulfillment. In a larger sense, it is an acknowledgment of a duty to pay a certain sum or do a certain things.

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.

The social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force;

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.

The state of being obligated to do or pay something;

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.

A personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor

Justificatory mandate or precept; authority; warrant.

A legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply

Security; warrant; guaranty.

To warrant; to guarantee.

A written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications