Caution vs Defense - What's the difference?
caution | defense |
Precept or warning against evil or danger of any kind; exhortation to wariness; advice; injunction.
* Shakespeare
A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided; prudence in regard to danger; provident care; wariness.
Security; guaranty; bail.
* Clarendon
One who gives rise to attention or astonishment.
A formal warning given as an alternative to prosecution in minor cases.
(en noun) (US)
The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
Anything employed to oppose attack(s).
# A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
# The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
An argument in support or justification of something.
Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
* Sir W. Temple
As nouns the difference between caution and defense
is that caution is precept or warning against evil or danger of any kind; exhortation to wariness; advice; injunction while defense is defence (action of defending or protecting from attack, danger or injury, or any means for that purpose).As a verb caution
is to warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.caution
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Noun
(en noun)- In way of caution I must tell you.
- The Parliament would yet give his majesty sufficient caution that the war should be prosecuted.
- Oh, that boy, he's a caution ! He does make me laugh.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* err on the side of caution * throw caution to the windAnagrams
* ----defense
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Alternative forms
* defence (British)Noun
- Department of Defense
- Severe defenses against wearing any linen under a certain breadth.