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Caveat

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Noun

1. caution, caveat

a warning against certain acts

Example Sentences:
'a caveat against unfair practices'

2. caveat

(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing

Example Sentences:
'a caveat filed against the probate of a will'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Caveat

see synonyms of caveat
noun
1. 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

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Caveat

see synonyms of caveat
noun
1.  Law
a formal notice that an interested party files with the proper legal authorities, directing them to refrain from an action until the party can be heard
2. 
a warning

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Caveat

see synonyms of caveat
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 or ca·ve·at·ted or ca·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.

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