Associations to the word «Caveat»

Wiktionary

CAVEAT, noun. A warning
CAVEAT, noun. A qualification or exemption
CAVEAT, noun. (legal) a notice requesting a postponement of a court proceeding
CAVEAT, noun. (legal) a formal notice of interest in land, under a Torrens land-title system
CAVEAT, verb. To qualify a particular statement with a proviso or caveat
CAVEAT, verb. (legal) To lodge a formal notice of interest in land, under a Torrens land-title system
CAVEAT, verb. (legal) (dated) To issue a notice requesting that proceedings be suspended
CAVEAT, verb. (obsolete) To warn or caution against some event
CAVEAT LOAN, noun. Alternative term for bridge loan

Dictionary definition

CAVEAT, noun. A warning against certain acts; "a caveat against unfair practices".
CAVEAT, noun. (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing; "a caveat filed against the probate of a will".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King