单词 | caveat |
释义 | ca·ve·at (kăvē-ät′, kävē-, kāvē-ăt′) n. 1. a. A warning or caution: made a recommendation with many caveats. b. A qualification or explanation. 2. Law A formal notice filed by an interested party requesting postponement of a court proceeding or other action until the filer can be heard. v. ca·ve·at·ed, ca·ve·at·ing, ca·ve·ats or ca·ve·at·ted or ca·ve·at·ting v.intr. Law To submit a caveat. v.tr. 1. Law To make a caveat to (a will, for example). 2. Informal To qualify with a warning or clarification: The spokesperson caveated the statement with a reminder that certain facts were still unknown. [From Latin, let him beware, third person sing. present subjunctive of cavēre, to beware.] cave·a·tor n. |
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