EMPTOR

Lat. A buyer or purchaser. Used in the maxim "caveat empt or," 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, vend it or vend it quam maximo potest. The buyer purchases for the lowest price he can; the seller sells for the highest price he can. 2 Kent, Comm. 486. · EMTIO; In the civil law. Purchase. This form of the word is used in the Digests and Code. Dig. 18, 1; Cod. 4, 49. See [s. 428]