Caveat
Caveat , noun
[Latin caved let him beware, pres. subj. of cavere to be on one's guard to, beware.]
1.
(Law) 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. — Bouvier
2.
(U. S. Patent Laws) A description of some invention, designed to be patented, lodged in the patent office before the patent right is applied for, and operating as a bar to the issue of letters patent to any other person, respecting the same invention.
A caveat is operative for one year only, but may be renewed.
3.
Intimation of caution; warning; protest.
We think it right to enter our caveat against a conclusion.
Collocations (1)
Caveat emptor (Law) , let the purchaser beware, i. e., let him examine the article he is buying, and act on his own judgment.