caveat , v : (regarded by some as nonstandard) To qualify a statement with a caveat or proviso. (law) To lodge a formal notice of interest in land under a Torrens land-title system. (law, dated) To issue a notice requesting that proceedings be suspended. (obsolete) To warn or caution against some event. The tongue-in-cheek International Be Kind to Lawyers Day falls on this day in 2018, the second Tuesday of April.