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caveat
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As a noun, caveat means a warning. As a verb, it means qualify a statement with a caveat or proviso.
Meanings of caveat
12 meaningsnoun
A warning.
“There is at least one caveat in cultivation: you’ll have to stick to only one discipline, such as that according to Bhaiṣajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha.”
A qualification or exemption.
“He gave his daughter some hyacinth bulbs with the caveat that she plant them in the shade.”
lawA formal objection.
lawA formal notice of interest in land under a Torrens land-title system.
lawA notice requesting a postponement of a court proceeding.
(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”
verb
To qualify a statement with a caveat or proviso.
lawTo formally object to something.
lawspecificallyTo lodge a formal notice of interest in land under a Torrens land-title system.
Older and rare meanings (2)
lawdatedTo issue a notice requesting that proceedings be suspended.
obsoleteTo warn or caution against some event.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).