caveat
a warning or caution; admonition.
Law. a legal notice to a court or public officer to suspend a certain proceeding until the notifier is given a hearing: a caveat filed against the probate of a will.
Origin of caveat
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How to use caveat in a sentence
And while the stories may contain caveats, the initial headlines certainly did not.
Digital Doublethink: Playing Truth or Dare with Putin, Assad and ISIS | Christopher Dickey, Anna Nemtsova | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut their protestations often were marked by grim frowns or quieter caveats when they thought the formal interview over.
In the Battle for Kobani, ISIS Falls Back. But for How Long? | Jamie Dettmer | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is certainly no room in Twitter's 140 characters for the cavalcade of caveats that trail the so-called “agreement.”
And so when he approaches some of the major issues facing the city, Hidary can come across like Bloomberg, with a few caveats.
Jack Hidary Waits to Make His Push in New York City Mayoral Race | David Freedlander | August 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLegislated caveats include provisions that might put at risk national defense or foreign policy.
Are You Reading My Emails? Former State Dept. Official Asks the NSA. | John Kael Weston | July 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
He continued to grant no Assemblies till 1608, and would not allow “caveats” (limiting the powers of Bishops) to be enforced.
A Short History of Scotland | Andrew LangAt last the seaman scrambled up and fetched him down, not without many protestations and caveats by the way.
Sir Ludar | Talbot Baines ReedIt is needless to say that all the caveats are not quite so full of "plums," but this is certainly a wonder.
Edison, His Life and Inventions | Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford MartinCaveats have proven to be, oftentimes, worse than worthless.
How to Succeed as an Inventor | Goodwin B. SmithSurely it is safer to stop it up; for all the caveats in the world will not keep the kirk unpoisoned, so long as it remains.
The Covenants And The Covenanters | Various
British Dictionary definitions for caveat
/ (ˈkeɪvɪˌæt, ˈkæv-) /
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
a warning; caution
Origin of caveat
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