Precaution

·vt To take precaution against.

II. Precaution ·vt To warn or caution beforehand.

III. Precaution ·noun Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.

IV. Precaution ·noun A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident.