caveat

ca·veat (kā′vē at′, kav′ē-; kä′vā ät′)

noun

Law a formal notice that an interested party files with the proper legal authorities, directing them to refrain from an action until the party can be heard
a warning

Etymology: L, let him beware; 3d pers. sing., pres. subj., of cavere, to beware, take heed: see hear

Latin

Let him or her beware.
An admonition, caution, or warning.
A formal notice or warning given by a party to a judge or other court officer concerning his or her behavior and requesting a suspension of the proceeding until the merits of the notice or warning are determined.
A formal notice to a court or public official that the notifier has an interest in a matter or property and requests the suspension of some procedure or proceeding concerning the matter or property until the notifier is given a hearing.

Converse of object

add: He also added a caveat to the OECD figures.
insert: The Court of Appeal inserted a crucial caveat - a caveat which it said was anyway implicit in the North West Lancashire case.
enter: Can I enter a caveat by phone or fax?
mention: The mix produced an enjoyable evening with no caveats mentioned by the dance purists.
associate: There are of course a number of caveats associated with this trickery.. .
put: She has put a caveat on the estate to prevent probate.

Adjective modifier

usual: Once again, I have to add our usual caveat.
minor: Conclusion Apart from a few, minor, caveats, this scope performed better than I ever expected.
important: With an important caveat however, choosing the right conifer for the right position.
above: Overall i think its pretty worthwhile software whilst bearing in mind the above caveats.
obvious: Yes, you could, but there are obvious caveats.
certain: Yet it is appropriate to issue certain caveats here.

Modifies a noun

emptor: On the web, the advice " caveat emptor " has never been more apt.
lector: In examining any trial or review, the watchwords are caveat lector!
service: If you want to know that then you should continue to use our paid for caveat service.
': This is the conclusion â with some caveats â of the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies, which has examined all three party manifestos.

Noun used with modifier

ceteris: This is so, she claims, because many physical laws include ceteris paribus caveats, either implicitly or explicitly.
paribus: This is so, she claims, because many physical laws include ceteris paribus caveats, either implicitly or explicitly.

Preposition: in

mind: With that caveat in mind, what should you do about your form?

Preposition: from

party: One on Fair Trade which was passed unanimously, but with many caveats from the different political parties.

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