caveat
Stipulation before proceeding
Caveat is Latin verb borrowed by English as part of the phrase caveat emptor, “let the buyer beware.” From there, caveat has morphed into a noun that means a warning or an explanation that is intended to alert someone to something that is not obvious: I should add the caveat that sales won’t pick up until January. This drug comes with so many caveats that most people would hesitate to use it.
Condition in an agreement
- provisoConditional clause in contracts
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
clause · term · specification · restriction · limitation · constraint · precondition · criterion
Statement denying responsibility
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- asteriskTypographical reference mark
- particularsIndividual facts or details
- technicalityPrecise procedural point
loophole · exception · exclusion · escape clause · nuance · subtlety · detail · clarification
Court-ordered behavioral requirement
- litigationLegal dispute process
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- disclaimerStatement denying responsibility
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
jurisprudence · deposition · statute · plaintiff · defendant · precedent · affidavit · adjudication
Warning or watchfulness
- advisoryNotice recommending action
- heads-upInformal advance warning
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
- notificationFormal notice given
admonition · prudence · vigilance · wariness · circumspection · foresight · watchfulness · skepticism
stipulation
Condition in an agreement
- provisoConditional clause in contracts
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
qualification · clause · term · specification · restriction · limitation · constraint · precondition · criterion · contingency
disclaimer
Statement denying responsibility
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- asteriskTypographical reference mark
- particularsIndividual facts or details
technicality · loophole · exception · exclusion · escape clause · nuance · subtlety · detail · clarification · addendum
injunction
Court-ordered behavioral requirement
- litigationLegal dispute process
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- disclaimerStatement denying responsibility
liability · jurisprudence · deposition · statute · plaintiff · defendant · precedent · affidavit · adjudication · probate
alert
Warning or watchfulness
- advisoryNotice recommending action
- heads-upInformal advance warning
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
notification · admonition · prudence · vigilance · wariness · circumspection · foresight · watchfulness · skepticism · misgiving
- disclaimerswarning, fine print, notice, terms of use, waiver
- Exceptionsexception, exemption, exclusion, special case, anomaly
- problemsproblem, issue, difficulty, complication, trouble
- warningswarning, alert, danger, warning sign, warning label
- objectionsobjection, complaint, protest, refutation, demur
- Latin Termsa priori, ab initio, ad hoc, ad lib, bona fide
caveatassurance
Firm promise or certainty
reassurance · guarantee · endorsement · promise · approval
caveatcarelessness
Inattention causing mistakes
heedlessness · recklessness · incaution · imprudence · rashness
- caveat emptorWarning to shoppers