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English to English noun
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a warning against certain acts |  | Example: a caveat against unfair practices
source: wordnet30
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(law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing | | Example: a caveat filed against the probate of a will
source: wordnet30
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A notice given by an interested party to some officer not to do a certain act until the party is heard in opposition; as, a caveat entered in a probate court to stop the proving of a will or the taking out of letters of administration, etc. | | source: webster1913
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