(tr) to urge or warn (a person) to be careful. (tr) law, mainly British to give a caution to (a person) (intr) to warn, urge, or advisehe cautioned against optimism.

What is another word for cautioned?

In this page you can discover 84 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for caution, like: care, discretion, admonition, warn, hint, chariness, warning, heedlessness, alert, anxiety and advise.

Have been cautioned meaning?

Purpose. A police caution (since 2005 more properly known as a simple caution) is a formal warning given by the police to anyone aged 10 years or over who has admitted that they are guilty of a minor crime. A person may refuse to admit guilt and not accept a caution, but can then be subject to criminal prosecution.