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Lat. A buyer or purchaser. Used in the maxim "caveat emptor," let the buyer beware; i.e.; the buyer of an article must be on his guard and take the risks of his purchase. Emptor emit quam minimo potest, venditor Tendit quam marimo potest. The buyer purchases for the lowest price he can; the seller sells for the highest price he can. 2 Kent, Comm. 486. … [Read more...] about EMPTOR

Fr. In equal hand. The word "otoel" occurs also in the phrase "otoelty of partition." … [Read more...] about EN OWEL MAIN

One who employs the services of others; one for whom employees work and who pays their wages or salaries. Employers' liability acts. Statutes defining or limiting the occasions and the extent to which employers shall be liable in damages for injuries to their employees occurring in the course of the employment, and particularly (in recent times) abolishing the common law rule … [Read more...] about EMPLOYER

In the civil law. Purchase. This form of the word is used in the Digests and Code. Dig. 18, 1; Cod. 4, 49. See EMPTIO. … [Read more...] about EMTIO

Fr. In French law. An expression employed to denote that an indorsement made in favor of a person does not transfer to him the property in the bill of exchange, but merely constitutes an authority to such person to recover the amount of the bill. Arg. Fr. Merc. Law, 558. … [Read more...] about EN RECOUVREMENT