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caveat

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ca·ve·at  (kv-ät, käv-, kv-t)
n.
1.
a. A warning or caution: "A final caveat: Most experts feel that clients get unsatisfactory results when they don't specify clearly what they want" (Savvy).
b. A qualification or explanation.
2. Law A formal notice filed by an interested party with a court or officer, requesting the postponement of a proceeding until the filer is heard.
v. ca·ve·at·ed or ca·ve·at·ted, ca·ve·at·ing or ca·ve·at·ting, ca·ve·ats
v.intr. Law
To enter a caveat.
v.tr. Informal
To qualify with a warning or clarification: The spokesperson caveated the statement with a reminder that certain facts were still unknown.

[From Latin, let him beware, third person sing. present subjunctive of cavre, to beware.]

caveat [ˈkeɪvɪˌæt ˈkæv-]
n
1. (Law) Law a formal notice requesting the court or officer to refrain from taking some specified action without giving prior notice to the person lodging the caveat
2. a warning; caution
[from Latin, literally: let him beware]

caveat
a legal notice to beware; a notice placed on file until the caveator can be heard. — caveator, n. — caveatee, n.
See also: Law
A designator used with a classification to further limit the dissemination of restricted information.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.caveat - a warning against certain acts; "a caveat against unfair practices"
warning - a message informing of danger; "a warning that still more bombs could explode"
2.caveat - (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing; "a caveat filed against the probate of a will"
notice - an announcement containing information about an event; "you didn't give me enough notice"; "an obituary notice"; "a notice of sale
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

caveat
noun warning, caution, admonition, qualification, proviso, reservation, condition He added the caveat that all the figures in the survey were suspect.
Translations
caveat [ˈkævɪæt] Nadvertencia f (Jur) → advertencia f de suspensión
to enter a caveathacer una advertencia
caveat [ˈkæviæt ˈkeɪviæt] nmise f en garde
cave dweller nhomme m des cavernes, troglodyte m
cave-in [ˈkeɪvɪn] n [roof] → effondrement m
caveat
nVorbehalt m; to enter a caveat (Jur) → Einspruch einlegen
caveat [ˈkævɪˌæt] nammonimento, avvertimento


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