caução — meaning in English

English meaning

• bail noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
• caution noun Careful attention to avoid danger or mistakes.
• surety noun A guarantee or promise, especially one to cover someone else's debt or obligation if they fail to pay it.

Senses

caução is used for these senses in English:

• bail (countable, uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
• caution A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.
• surety (legal) A promise to pay a sum of money in the event that another person fails to fulfill an obligation.

bail — full definition

1. noun A sum of money paid to secure someone's release from custody while they await trial.
2. verb To scoop water out of a boat.
3. verb To leave abruptly or back out of a plan.

caution — full definition

1. noun Careful attention to avoid danger or mistakes.
2. noun A formal warning given by police instead of pursuing prosecution for a minor offense (chiefly UK).
3. verb To warn someone about a risk or potential consequence.

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