1888 A. Reed Irish Constable's Guide (ed. 2) 185 In giving the caution the constable tells his prisoner that he is in custody, and not bound to say anything, but that anything he may say may hereafter be brought in evidence against him.

1905 M. Robinson Notes Criminal Procedure iv. 29 A statement to a police-constable made by a prisoner voluntarily is admissible in evidence at the trial, although no caution was given to him previous to making a statement.

1959 Yale Law Jrnl. 68 1012 Mallory was of extremely limited intelligence and unadvised of his right to counsel... His [sc. the accused's] intelligence bears..upon the sufficiency of a police caution, for a warning is of no relevance unless the accused can understand it.

1986 Stone's Justices' Man. (ed. 118) III. v. 6228 When there is a break in questioning under caution the interviewing officer must ensure that the person being questioned is aware that he remains under caution.

2015 N. Monaghan Law of Evid. iv. 71 The first part of the caution informs an accused that he does not have to say anything.

1959 Street Offences Bill in Parl. Papers 1958–9 (H.L. Bill 102) IV. 230 Where a woman is cautioned by a constable, in respect of her conduct in a street or public place, that if she persists in such conduct it may result in her being charged with an offence under section one of this Act, she may not later than fourteen clear days afterwards apply to a magistrates' court for an order directing that there is to be no entry made in respect of that caution in any record maintained by the police of those so cautioned.

1965 Mod. Law Rev. 28 424 Instead [of prosecution]..the police may issue a formal caution to the juvenile warning him that if he gets in trouble again he will be taken to court.

1978 Times 10 Apr. 4/1 A Conservative Government would introduce..more police cautions for trivial traffic offences.

1996 R. Allen Children & Crime v. 37 In the case of a child or young person under seventeen the caution is given in the presence of his or her parent or guardian.

2011 Daily Mail (Nexis) 24 Dec. There were 236,000 cautions issued last year. For drug offences, 40 per cent of all people punished received a caution.

1751 Adventures Capt. De la Fontaine 18 The better to succeed, he gave all Reserve and timid Caution to the Wind.

1801 C. Dibdin Brother Jack 2 He..leaving caution to the wind, risks every chance to serve mankind.

1852 Stirling Observer 29 July We who were merely onlookers, began to dread the consequences.., as both seemed actually to throw all caution to the winds.

1898 A. Castle & E. Castle Pride of Jennico iii. ii. 262 I vowed..that if he did not instantly tell me all I would throw caution to the wind and go to the palace and demand my wife in person.

1987 H. Hauser Call to Adventure xix. 192 People like Glenn will always toss caution to the wind, opt for the adventure and go ahead anyway.

1997 R. Bulkin Frommer's 97 Washington, D.C. 115 Throw caution to the winds and order up a cinnamon and apple spice cake smothered with brandy caramel sauce.

2019 Western Times (Queensland) (Nexis) 9 May 11 Throwing caution to the wind, they sign contracts and buy a house together.

1830 G. Chetwynd Burn's Justice of Peace (ed. 25) I. 661 Where a gaoler had holden out an inducement to confess, and a magistrate went in consequence immediately to take the confession, although he cautioned the prisoner, the evidence was deemed inadmissible.

1838 Rep. Cases Eng. Courts Common Law 32 517 It appeared that the constable was present and had the prisoner in his custody when the confession was procured..and that the constable who was present did not caution the prisoner in any way.

1903 Irish Law Times & Solicitor's Jrnl. 15 Aug. 341/2 Objection was thereupon taken that, as the officer had not cautioned the prisoner before proceeding to question him, the statements were inadmissible.

1964 N.Y. Times 17 Nov. 33/2 The Judges' Rules..require a police officer who feels that a suspect may be involved in a crime to caution the suspect: ‘You are not obliged to say anything unless you may wish to do so.’

2000 Internat. Legal Materials 39 1085 The applicant was interviewed by police officers who cautioned him before each interview in terms of Article 3 of the Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1988.

1959 Street Offences Bill in Parl. Papers 1958–9 (H.L. Bill 102) IV. 230 Where a woman is cautioned by a constable, in respect of her conduct in a street or public place, that if she persists in such conduct it may result in her being charged with an offence under section one of this Act, she may not later than fourteen clear days afterwards apply to a magistrates' court for an order directing that there is to be no entry made in respect of that caution in any record maintained by the police of those so cautioned.

1987 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 150 50 To be cautioned the suspect must admit the offence; if he believes he is innocent he may prefer to be tried in court.

2006 C. Hedderman & M. Hough in A. Perry et al. Reducing Crime iv. 53 The police..have to consider whether it is in the public interest to caution the offender or refer the case to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

2016 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 28 May 17 A 24-year-old man has been cautioned for an offence of common assault after an incident in Central London.