abundance of caution

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abundance of caution

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Calque of Latin abundans cautela. See also the direct borrowing ex abundante cautela.

noun

Caution used to justify preemptive measures that are likely not strictly necessary. out of an abundance of caution

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noun preemptive caution

한국어	노파심 nopasim
Français	par acquit de conscience

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@misc{abundance_of_caution_2026,
  title = {abundance of caution},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abundance%20of%20caution},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}