charter vs warranty

charter

noun
  • A deed (legal contract). 

  • A special privilege, immunity, or exemption. 

  • The temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle. 

  • A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel. 

  • a provision whose unintended consequence would be to encourage an undesirable activity 

  • A similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc. 

  • A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges. 

adj
  • Leased or hired. 

verb
  • To grant or establish a charter. 

  • To lease or hire something by charter. 

  • (of a peace officer) To inform (an arrestee) of their constitutional rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms upon arrest. 

warranty

noun
  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation will be fulfilled; security. 

  • 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. 

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

verb
  • To warrant; to guarantee. 

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