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caution

noun

A1CEFR level
5/100Rarity: common
TechnicalRegister

A formal warning given by police to a suspect, either as an out-of-court disposal or before questioning to advise them of their rights.

The officer administered the caution before beginning the interview under tape.

Topic: Criminal law in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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