Caution is associated with caution when acting.
Caution is caution and care in proceeding. The term can be associated with prudence and moderation .
For example: “The animal moved forward cautiously to avoid falling,” “Cautionally, the teenager opened the door of the house trying not to wake up his parents,” “I recommend driving cautiously: the road is wet and slippery.”
You have to go to Latin to find the etymological origin of the term. Specifically, we can see that it comes from the word caution , which was used to refer to the person who is careful and prudent. That, in turn, is the result of the addition of the root of the verb caveo , which can be translated as “be careful,” and the suffix -la .
What is caution
Caution is usually a reaction to the detection of a risk . A person who walks carrying a bucket of cold water will not do so in the same way as if he were carrying a pot of boiling water : if the cold water is spilled he will not have any major problems, on the other hand, if the boiling water is spilled, he can be seriously burned. . The most likely thing, therefore, is that in the second case you will walk more cautiously, paying close attention to avoid tripping.
It is possible to associate caution, on the other hand, with caution to avoid being discovered. Suppose a mother forbids her son to eat some cookies that she keeps in a jar on the cupboard. The child, when the mother leaves the kitchen, decides to take said jar. To do this, he will approach cautiously, trying not to make noise so as not to attract his mother's attention.
It can be said, at a general level, that developing an action with caution is a protective mechanism, since it seeks to prevent harm (in the case of our examples, the harm would be being burned by boiling water or being discovered by the mother).
Caution when driving is essential.
The term in law
Within the field of law , specifically in the field of civil law , there is the notion of contracautela . This is a word that is used to refer to that guarantee that is required, procedurally, from any person who has requested a precautionary measure , in relation to what would be the damages or losses resulting from the aforementioned measure.
It must be established that this guarantee will not be required in cases in which the applicant was, for example, the State. And it is necessary to take into consideration that the meaning of the counter-caution is that within the judicial sphere there is a balance between the parties.
Adverbial phrase «absolve someone to caution»
We must not forget either the existence of a verbal locution that resorts to the use of the word in question. Specifically, it is about “absolving someone under caution.”
It is an expression that was used in reference to ecclesiastical trials and with it it was mentioned that someone had been acquitted during the trial because there were doubts about whether or not they had fallen into excommunication.