caveat
IPA: kˈeɪviæt
noun
- A warning.
- A qualification or exemption.
- (law) A formal objection.
- (law) A formal notice of interest in land under a Torrens land-title system.
- (law) A notice requesting a postponement of a court proceeding.
verb
- (transitive, regarded by some as nonstandard) To qualify a statement with a caveat or proviso.
- (transitive, law) To formally object to something.
- (transitive, law, specifically) To lodge a formal notice of interest in land under a Torrens land-title system.
- (transitive, law, dated) To issue a notice requesting that proceedings be suspended.
- (transitive, obsolete) To warn or caution against some event.
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Examples of "caveat" in Sentences
- That is the reason for the caveat.
- I'll add the caveat to the article.
- The caveat overwhelms the primary point.
- That is the biggest reason for the caveat.
- That caveat or codicil is part of my vote.
- I added that caveat to the end of the article.
- The caveat could be the extent of this project.
- I have added a caveat to the bottom of the tree.
- The caveats dilute the pertinence of the statement but not entirely.
- The coverage is good, with the caveat of disproportionate highlights.