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CAVEAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does caveat mean?
• CAVEAT (noun)
The noun CAVEAT has 2 senses:
1. a warning against certain acts
2. (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing
Familiarity information: CAVEAT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A warning against certain acts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
caution; caveat
Context example:
a caveat against unfair practices
Hypernyms ("caveat" is a kind of...):
warning (a message informing of danger)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
a caveat filed against the probate of a will
Hypernyms ("caveat" is a kind of...):
notice (an announcement containing information about an event)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Context examples
The researchers did note some caveats.
(Fresh red blood cell transfusions do not help critically ill children more than older cells, National Institutes of Health)
There is one caveat I should mention.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The stunning announcement comes with plenty of caveats.
(ESO Discovers Earth-Size Planet in Habitable Zone of Nearest Star, NASA)
The caveat is that you must know what you dearly want to happen next.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
If you are about to sign papers with a business partner, and you plan to share profits, keep this caveat in mind.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The only caveat I have at this full moon March 9 (plus or minus four days) is that Neptune will directly and tightly oppose the moon, so make absolutely sure that you are not making wrong assumptions about the person you are about to choose as a partner.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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