caveat
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: cavea, caviat, cavett, careat
Antonyms: cavea, caviat, cavett, careat
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Noun
- {{senseid|en|warning}} A [[warning]].
- {{senseid|en|qualifier}} A [[qualification]] or [[exemption]].
- {{senseid|en|objection}} {{label|en|law}} A [[formal#Adjective|formal]] [[objection]].
- {{senseid|en|notice}} {{label|en|law}} A notice [[request#Verb|requesting]] a [[postponement]] of a [[court#Noun|court]] [[proceeding#Noun|proceeding]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive|regarded by some as|_|nonstandard}} To [[qualify]] a [[statement]] with a [[#Noun|caveat]] or [[proviso]].
- {{lb|en|transitive|law}} To [[formally]] [[object#Verb|object]] to something.
- {{lb|en|transitive|law|dated}} To [[issue#Verb|issue]] a notice [[request#Verb|requesting]] that [[proceedings]] be [[suspend]]ed.
- {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[warn]] or [[caution#Verb|caution]] against some event.
Proper noun
- {{place|en|locality|shire:Pref/Murrindindi|central eastern|s/Victoria|c/Australia}}.
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