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puff·ing /'pə-fiŋ/ n: the practice of making exaggerated commendations esp. for promotional purposes; also: the exaggerated commendations made◇ Generally, a seller cannot be held liable for misrepresentation for statements that amount to mere puffing. Nor can puffing be considered to create an express warranty.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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The practice of exaggerating the value of a product, a business, or property for promotional purposes. Sellers are not generally held liable for exaggerations that are considered puffing. But they can be liable for misrepresenting the facts of a product. (See also: fraud)Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. Extravagant claims made by sellers to try to attract buyers for their wares. Such talk cannot be legally construed to be a guarantee or be used as the grounds for charging fraud.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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An opinion or judgment that is not made as a representation of fact.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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An opinion or judgment that is not made as a representation of fact.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.the exaggeration of the good points of a product, a business, real property and the prospects for future rise in value, profits and growth. Since a certain amount of "puffing" can be expected of any salesman, it cannot be the basis of a lawsuit for fraud or breach of contract unless the exaggeration exceeds the reality. However, if the puffery includes outright lies or has no basis in fact ("Sears Roebuck is building next door to your store site") a legal action for rescission of the contract or for fraud against the seller is possible.See also: fraud
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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Puffing — Puff ing, a. & n. from {Puff}, v. i. & t. [1913 Webster] {Puffing adder}. (Zo[ o]l.) Same as {Puff adder} (b), under {Puff}. {Puffing pig} (Zo[ o]l.), the common porpoise. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Puffing — is a technique to bring smoke (usually tobacco) into the mouth cavity. This is achieved by sucking deeply on the filter end of a cigarette, allowing smoke to flow into the smoker s mouth before being inhaled into the lungs. One hereby produces a… … Wikipedia
puffing — puffing. См. пуфинг. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Puffing — Ornamentation produced by making the material into puffs … Dictionary of the English textile terms
Puffing — Puff Puff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puffed} (p[u^]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Puffing}.] [Akin to G. puffen to pop, buffet, puff, D. poffen to pop, puffen to blow, Sw. puffa to push, to cuff, Dan. puffe to pop, thump. See {Puff}, n.] 1. To blow in puffs,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
puffing — An expression of opinion by seller not made as a representation of fact. Gulf Oil Corp. v. Federal Trade Commission, C.C.A.5, 150 F.2d 106, 109. Exaggeration by a salesperson concerning quality of goods (not considered a legally binding promise); … Black's law dictionary
puffing — noun 1. blowing tobacco smoke out into the air they smoked up the room with their ceaseless puffing • Derivationally related forms: ↑puff • Hypernyms: ↑smoke, ↑smoking 2. an act of forcible exhalation • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
puffing — noun An opinion or judgment, often made by the seller of property to a potential buyer, that is not made as a representation of fact … Wiktionary
puffing — puff·ing (pufґing) localized enlargement in giant polytene chromosomes; see chromosome puff, under puff … Medical dictionary
puffing — Synonyms and related words: asthmatic, blurb, breathing, breathless, errhine, expiratory, heaving, huffing, inspiratory, nasal, out of breath, panting, plug, pneumonic, pulmonary, pulmonic, respiratory, rhinal, short breathed, short winded,… … Moby Thesaurus
