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representations and warranties

phrase

C2CEFR level
85/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

A set of factual statements of past or present matters by which a party induces the other to contract and which, if untrue, may give rise to a claim for misrepresentation or breach of warranty respectively.

The share purchase agreement contained extensive representations and warranties about the target company's accounts and tax affairs.

Topic: Contract collocations in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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