Caveat一词在法律英语中：

1、中止诉讼的申请；

<法律>预告登记（尤指遗嘱检验中，非告知本人而不得进行某行为的通知）

A formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing.

如：a caveat filed against the probate of a will

2、<正式>警告；限制性条款；

A warning that particular things need to be considered before sth can be done

如：a warning against certain acts

相关法律术语：

Caveat seller 卖者当心

Caveat buyer 买主当心

Caveat imptor 买方责任

Caveat venitor 卖方责任

Caveat venture 卖方承担的保险

Caveat emptor 货物出门概不退换原则；买受人自负其责原则

Caveat emptor：the principle that the buyer alone is responsible for checking the quality and suitability of goods before a purchase is made.

指的是在购买之前，买方独自负责检查商品的质量和适用性的原则。

参考双语例句：

I believe in these cases there should be a presumption toward? Caveat emptor? - buyer beware.

在这些案件中我认为应该有这样一个买者当心概不负责的推定。

There was one caveat: he was not to enter into a merger or otherwise weaken the Roche family's control of the firm.

提醒一下：他不是要参与并购或其他削弱罗技家族对该公司控制的行动。

When non-price criteria are involved in the determination of the successful submission, paragraph (1)(c) requires that such criteria must be quantifiable and capable of expression in monetary terms (e.g., figures, percentages): this provision overrides the caveat in article 11 that the expression in monetary terms should be made “where practicable” [**hyperlink**].

确定中选提交书涉及非价格标准的，第(1)款(c)项要求这类标准必须可量化且能够以金额表示（如数字、百分比）：本规定推翻了第11条的告诫性条款，即应“在可行范围内”用金额表示[**超级链接**]。

This general caveat leads to a number of more specific requirements, such as refraining from monopoly claims for State supported dialogue projects, respecting the voluntary nature of participation, observing the principle of State neutrality and doing justice to the idea of conceptual inclusiveness.

这一重要戒条产生了一些比较具体的要求，例如，必须避免对国家支持的对话项目提出垄断性主张，尊重参加的自愿性质，遵守国家中立的原则，落实包容性理念。

Following a discussion and noting the caveat that the final phase of the study should not exceed the bounds of an evaluation, the Executive Committee took note of the information provided, including the proposed evaluation issues and approach for the final phase of the evaluation of methyl bromide projects (decision 66/13).

在经过一番讨论和指出须注意研究的最后阶段不应该超越评价的范围后，执行委员会注意到提供的信息，包括提议的评价问题以及甲基溴评价的最后阶段的办法（第 66/13 号决定）。

The only caveat placed on the role of the public information function has been the requirement to keep some information out of the public domain owing to concerns for security and diplomatic sensitivity.

对新闻职能作用的唯一告诫是由于安全方面的考虑和外交敏感性，需要把某些信息保持在公共领域之外。