Judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger.
A precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
1 Fifteen people, including police officers, were taken to hospital as a precaution .
2 He said as a precaution it was being removed from the market.
3 Hundreds of residents and office workers left the buildings as a precaution .
4 The system was a necessary precaution , the senior leaders of CG felt.
5 The United States says it takes every precaution to avoid civilian casualties.
6 Every precaution was taken: one time codes, shielded nodes, remote cutoff routing.
7 Police acting area commander Zane Hooper said the notice was a precaution .
8 Just one more precaution or attempt to avoid attracting any unnecessary attention.
9 Charlene Palmer had taken every precaution to make sure she wasn't followed.
10 When we heard that, we sent our receptionist home as a precaution .
11 Still, the municipality asked residents to open bomb shelters as a precaution .
12 Authorities said they placed the Capitol on a lockdown as a precaution .
13 She told the Northern Echo: Caroline took every precaution under the sun.
14 I had taken the precaution to leave the wicket-gate on the latch.
15 No, he took the precaution of having a basin ready, in case.
16 A Garda statement said he had then been hospitalised as a precaution .
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