caveat

/K EY1 V IY0 AE0 T/
noun
  1. 1

    A warning.

    โ€œThere is at least one caveat in cultivation: youโ€™ll have to stick to only one discipline, such as that according to Bhaiแนฃajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha.โ€

  2. 2

    A qualification or exemption.

    โ€œHe gave his daughter some hyacinth bulbs with the caveat that she plant them in the shade.โ€

  3. 3

    A formal objection.

  4. 4

    A notice requesting a postponement of a court proceeding.

verb
  1. 1

    To qualify a statement with a caveat or proviso.

  2. 2

    To formally object to something.

  3. 3

    To issue a notice requesting that proceedings be suspended.

  4. 4

    To warn or caution against some event.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/caveat