Consumer- A person who buys goods or services for personal, family, or household use, with no

intention of resale; a natural person who uses products for personal rather than business
purposes.

consumer law- (1966) The area of law dealing with consumer transactions - that is, a person's
obtaining credit, goods, real property, or services for personal, family, or household purposes. -
Also termed consumer-transactions law.

consumer-protection law- (I954) A state or federal statute designed to protect consumers

against unfair trade and credit practices involving consumer goods, as well as to protect
consumers against faulty and dangerous goods.

Proc. no 813/2013-Protect consumers from misleading market conducts

The traditional analysis of consumer protection law has focused on its economic role in
correcting market failure, nowadays it will be argued that the social objectives of consumer
law should be given greater attention.