CAUTIO

cautio (kaw-shee-oh), n. [Latin “security”] Roman & civil law. 1. Security usu. given to ensure the performance of an obligation. See BAIL(1); BOND(2). 2. A surety. Pl. cautiones (kaw-shee-oh-neez). cautio fidejussoria (kaw-shee-oh fI-dee-y[schwa]-sor-ee-[schwa]). [Latin] Security given by a third party in a contract of fidejussio. See FIDEJUSSION. cautio judicatum solvi (kaw-shee-oh joo-di-kay-t[schwa]m sol-vI). [Latin] A […]