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caveat (s) (noun), caveats (pl)
1. An explanation or warning that should be remembered when anyone is doing or thinking about doing something: Manfred's investment advice came with a caveat that the stock market is impossible to forecast with complete accuracy.
2. A formal notice filed with a court or law officer to suspend a prosecution until after the person who is filing is given a hearing: Susan’s lawyer submitted a caveat asking for a break in the trial giving her a chance to testify and to give evidence as to what really happened before the legal proceedings continue.
A warning that something could happen.
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An admonition not to do something.
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