Definitions for: Precaution

[n] a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
[n] the trait of practicing caution in advance
[n] judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care"

Webster (1913) Definition: Pre*cau"tion, n. [F. pr['e]cation, L. praecautio,
fr. praecavere, praecautum, to guard against beforehand; prae
before + cavere be on one's guard. See Pre-, and
Caution.]
1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to
prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by
precaution.

They [ancient philosophers] treasured up their
supposed discoveries with miserable precaution. --J.
H. Newman.

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

Pre*cau"tion, v. t. [Cf. F. pr['e]cautionner.]
1. To warn or caution beforehand. --Locke.

2. To take precaution against. [R.] --Dryden.

Synonyms: care, caution, forethought, safeguard

See Also: caution, circumspection, judiciousness, measure, security, security measures, step

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