caveat (redirected from caveated)

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.

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

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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]

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caveat

a legal notice to beware; a notice placed on file until the caveator can be heard. — caveator, n. — caveatee, n.

See also: Law

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A designator used with a classification to further limit the dissemination of restricted information.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	caveat - a warning against certain acts; "a caveat against unfair practices" caution 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"

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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] N → advertencia f (Jur) → advertencia f de suspensión
to enter a caveat → hacer una advertencia

caveat [ˈkæviæt ˈkeɪviæt] n → mise f en garde
cave dweller n → homme m des cavernes, troglodyte m
cave-in [ˈkeɪvɪn] n [roof] → effondrement m

caveat

n → Vorbehalt m; to enter a caveat (Jur) → Einspruch einlegen

caveat [ˈkævɪˌæt] n → ammonimento, avvertimento

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caveat [ˈkævɪˌæt] n → ammonimento, avvertimento