Law. a legal notice to a court or public officer to suspend a certain proceeding until the notifier is given a hearing: a caveat filed against the probate of a will.
Origin of caveat
<Latin: let him beware, 3rd person singular present subjunctive of cavēre to take care; see caution
The latest warning comes from Bank of America—with some caveats.
Big Tech is driving the markets rally. There are fresh doubts that trade will hold up|Bernhard Warner|August 26, 2020|Fortune
Many people offered takes with caveats about how it all depends on the baby, or the employer, or your partner.
What We Learned This Week|Sara Libby|August 23, 2020|Voice of San Diego
An important caveat to these explanations, however, is that they often aren’t based on very much hard data.
How Clinton’s Loss Paved The Way For Biden|Seth Masket|August 20, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
The one caveat: Asprey advises only buying butter made from grass-fed or pastured cows.
Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food|DailyBurn|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead, MacMillan has the temerity to issue a caveat mid-thrust.
‘Halt and Catch Fire’ and AMC’s Push to Reset Dramas|Andrew Romano|May 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But then, just when we feared that the Cox we suspected we knew was about to get too schmaltzy, too idyllic, she adds a caveat.
Courteney Cox Gets Personal About Her Directorial Debut, ‘Just Before I Go’|Kevin Fallon|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Such a caveat is welcoming after having been force-fed the western canon by certain others.
John Sutherland‘s Enjoyable Little History of Literature|Malcolm Forbes|November 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The one caveat, and this makes the narrative failures even more apparent, is that the human/Vektan faces look really weird.
‘Killzone: Shadow Fall’ Review: Oh My God, This PlayStation 4 Game Is Beautiful|Alec Kubas-Meyer|November 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That sense of caveat donor was perhaps their most pathetic characteristic.
The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete|Winston Churchill
As I propose throwing in a caveat against this general meaning, I proceed to state my case.
Extracts from the Diary and Correspondence of the Late Amos Lawrence; with a brief account of some incidents of his life|Amos Lawrence
For nearly four thousand years, perhaps longer, caveat emptor ruled the hard world of barter.
The Romance of a Great Store|Edward Hungerford
Caveat emptor is the only motto going, and the worst proverb that ever came from dishonest stony-hearted Rome.
Phineas Redux|Anthony Trollope
"I shall enter a caveat, all the same," repeated Mr. Winwood.
The Mystery of 31 New Inn|R. Austin Freeman
British Dictionary definitions for caveat
caveat
/ (ˈkeɪvɪˌæt, ˈkæv-) /
noun
lawa formal notice requesting the court or officer to refrain from taking some specified action without giving prior notice to the person lodging the caveat