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  • cav.
    cav.
    abbreviation
    cavalier.
  • CAV
    CAV
    abbreviation
    Curia advisari vult: used in English law to indicate that a court has decided to consider a case privately before giving judgment, as when time is needed to consider arguments or submissions made to it Compare avizandum

cav.

American  

abbreviation

  1. cavalier.

  2. cavalry.

  3. cavity.


CAV British  

abbreviation

  1. Curia advisari vult: used in English law to indicate that a court has decided to consider a case privately before giving judgment, as when time is needed to consider arguments or submissions made to it Compare avizandum

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of CAV

Medieval Latin: the court wishes to consider

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Let a modern French detective describe an ear as "Deq. cav. vex. tra. sep"; all his colleagues are immediately able to form a mental image of the description of ear he means.

From The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 by Various

In one of the most ancient which contain it, cav., ver.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose

Brown of the 1st cav. wishes to be remembered to you both.

From Vanished Arizona by Summerhayes, Martha

At the time of the update, there were 411,133 vehicles in California with active CAV decals.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 4, 2024

Much as I’m tempted to pursue a long-form exegesis of the formal, stylistic and semiotic elements of the CAV, or to explore its prehistory — well, I won’t, because who cares?

From Salon May 5, 2019

It’s difficult to underestimate Para’s impact on CAV.

From Washington Times Nov. 6, 2016

By the time he presented it to CAV, the Foundation grant had been replaced with county funding.

From Washington Times Nov. 6, 2016

CAV Warner Home Entertainment's ramp-up continued and expanded throughout December to include additional cities and titles.

From Time Magazine Archive

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