EXPRESS
Clear; definite; explicit; plain; direct; unmistak-
able; not dubious or ambiguous. Declared in
terms; set forth in words. Directly and distinctly
stated. Made known distinctly and explicitly, and
not left to inference. Manifested by direct and
appropriate language, as distinguished from that
which is inferred from conduct. The word is usu-
ally contrasted with implied.
That which is express is laid out in words,
such as an expressWARRANTY, which is an oral or
written affirmation from a seller to a buyer of
goods that certain standards will be met. Such a
warranty may include the promise that any defect
which occurs during a certain specified time
period will be remedied at the seller’s expense.
This is distinguishable from an IMPLIED WAR-
RANTY, which is neither written nor based on any
specific oral statement from seller to buyer but is
implied through the sale itself. A common exam-
ple is the implied warranty of merchantability,
which implies that an item is fit for the usual pur-
poses for which it was purchased.
Express authority is plainly or distinctly del-
egated power to an agent by a principal. For
example, the owner of a store may expressly give
employees the authority to accept deliveries in
