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ca·ve·at

 (kăv′ē-ät′, kä′vē-, kā′vē-ăt′)
n.
1.
a. A warning or caution:made a recommendation with many caveats.
b. A qualification or explanation.
2.Law A formal notice filed by an interested party requesting postponement of a court proceeding or other action until the filer can be heard.
v.ca·ve·at·ed,ca·ve·at·ing,ca·ve·ats orca·ve·at·ted orca·ve·at·ting
v.intr.Law
To submit a caveat.
v.tr.
1.Law To make a caveat to (a will, for example).
2.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 ofcavēre,to beware.]
cav′e·a·tor n.
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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
[C16: from Latin, literally: let him beware]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ca•ve•at

(ˈkæv iˌɑt, -ˌæt, ˈkɑ vi-, keɪ-)

n.
1. a warning or caution; admonition.
2. a legal notice to a court or public officer to suspend a proceeding until the notifier is given a hearing.
[< Latin: may (he, she) beware]
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caveat

A designator used with a classification to further limit the dissemination of restricted information.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

caveat

a legal notice to beware; a notice placed on file until the caveator can be heard. —caveator,n. —caveatee,n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

caveat

nounwarning,caution,admonition,qualification,proviso,reservation,conditionHe added the caveat that all the figures in the survey were suspect.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

caveat

noun
Advice to beware, as of a person or thing:
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Translations
advarsel
varoitus
varning

caveat

[ˈkævɪæt]N →advertenciaf (Jur) →advertenciaf desuspensión
to enter a caveat →hacer unaadvertencia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

caveat

[ˈkæviæt ˈkeɪviæt]n →misefen gardecave dwellern →hommem descavernes,troglodytemcave-in[ˈkeɪvɪn]n [roof] →effondrementm
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

caveat

n →Vorbehaltm;to enter acaveat (Jur) →Einsprucheinlegen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

caveat

[ˈkævɪˌæt]n →ammonimento,avvertimento
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995


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