Caution

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Security; guaranty; bail.

II. Caution ·noun Precept or warning against evil of any kind; exhortation to wariness; advice; injunction.

III. Caution ·vt To give notice of danger to; to Warn; to exhort [one] to take heed.

IV. Caution ·noun A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided; prudence in regard to danger; provident care; wariness.

V. Caution ·add. ·noun A pledge, bond, or other security for the performance of an obligation either in or out of judicial proceedings; the promise or contract of one not for himself but another; security.

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