CAVEAT, noun 1. In law, a process in a court, especially in a spiritual court, to stop proceedings, as to stop the proving of a will; also to prevent the institution of a clerk to a benefice. In America, it is used in courts of common law. 2. Intimation of caution; hint; warning; admonition. CAVEAT, verb transitive To enter a caveat
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