caveat

Word Type

n.

caveat Meaning Definition

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.

Synonyms for caveat

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