quality and defects liability
Legal term referring to a party's responsibility for defects in quality, often used in construction, manufacturing, or sales contracts.
The contract for work includes a clause concerning quality and defects liability.
瑕疵担保責任 is a broader legal concept of warranty against defects, while 質欠陥の責任 specifically emphasizes liability for quality defects.
Compound of 質 (quality), 欠陥 (defect), の (possessive particle), and 責任 (responsibility). A modern legal term with no known historical derivation beyond its component parts.