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[[File:A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursitors (1567).png|thumb|The [[title page]] of a 1567 reprint of Thomas Harman’s book, ''[[w:A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursitors|A Caveat or Warning, for Common Cursitors Vulgarly Called Vagabonds]] (sense 1)''. It contains stories of [[vagabond]] life, a description of the types of vagabonds and techniques that they used, and a dictionary of [[cant#Noun|cant]].]] |
[[File:A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursitors (1567).png|thumb|The [[title page]] of a 1567 reprint of Thomas Harman’s book, ''[[w:A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursitors|A Caveat or Warning, for Common Cursitors Vulgarly Called Vagabonds]] (sense 1)''. It contains stories of [[vagabond]] life, a description of the types of vagabonds and techniques that they used, and a dictionary of [[cant#Noun|cant]].]] |
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Borrowed from {{bor|en|la|caveat||may he beware of}}, from {{m|la|caveō||I beware of |
Borrowed from {{bor|en|la|caveat||may he beware of}}, from {{m|la|caveō||I beware of}}. |
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Revision as of 08:43, 10 April 2018
English
Etymology
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Borrowed from Latin caveat (“may he beware of”), from caveō (“I beware of”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) IPA(key): /ˈkævɪˌæt/, /ˈkeɪ-/ - (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter)Audio (RP) (file) - (General American) (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) IPA(key): /ˈkævɪˌɑːt/, /-ˌæt/ - (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter)Audio (GA) (file) - (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) Hyphenation: ca‧ve‧at
Noun
caveat (plural caveats)
- A warning.
- There is at least one caveat in cultivation: you'll have to stick to only one discipline, such as that according to Bhaiṣajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha.
- A qualification or exemption.
- He gave his daughter some hyacinth bulbs with the caveat that she plant them in the shade.
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- (law) A formal notice of interest in land under a Torrens land-title system.
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- (law) A notice requesting a postponement of a court proceeding.
Translations
warning
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qualification or exemption
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formal notice of interest in land
notice requesting a postponement of a court proceedings
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Verb
caveat (third-person singular simple present caveats, present participle caveating, simple past and past participle caveated)
- (regarded by some as nonstandard) To qualify a statement with a caveat or proviso.
- (law) To lodge a formal notice of interest in land under a Torrens land-title system.
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- (law, dated) To issue a notice requesting that proceedings be suspended.
- (obsolete) To warn or caution against some event.
Usage notes
The modern use of caveat as a verb meaning “to qualify with a proviso” is often considered awkward or improper.[1]
Derived terms
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Related terms
Translations
to qualify a statement with a caveat
to lodge a formal notice of interest in land
to issue a notice requesting that proceedings be suspended
to warn or caution against some event
See also
- caveating (noun)
References
- ^ See, for example, William A. McIntosh (2003) Guide to Effective Military Writing, 3rd edition, Mechanicsburg, Pa.: Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 59: “Using words such as "caveat," "resource," and "interface" as verbs is not only poor style, but also poor usage. They are nouns, not verbs, and they shouldn't be used as if they were.”.
- Bryan A. Garner, editor (2004), “caveat”, in Black's Law Dictionary, 8th edition, St. Paul, Minn.: West Group, →ISBN, page 236.
- Bryan A. Garner (2001) “caveat”, in A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage, 2nd edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 140.
Further reading
caveat (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈka.u̯e.at/, [ˈkäu̯eät̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.ve.at/, [ˈkäːveät̪]
Verb
(deprecated template usage) caveat
Spanish
Noun
caveat m (plural caveats)
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