cautionary, precautionary, stay off, backs

 Court Backs Google vs. Microsoft

The Mannheim Regional Court in Germany ruled that Google's Motorola Mobility division doesn't infringe on a patent held by Microsoft.

 

 Zynga Investors Play With Fire

If Facebook has a mobile problem, then Zynga has a mobile catastrophe. The social gaming company could also prove the first super-voting cautionary tale among the recent crop of stock offerings.

Stay off Taiwan food products – Rosnah
The Borneo Post
PAPAR: Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin has advised consumers to avoid Taiwanese food products temporarily as a precautionary measure.

Editorial

The Cautionary Tale of Dewey & LeBoeuf

It is time that lawyers reshape corporate practice so they make less money and have time to serve struggling Americans who are desperate for representation.

cautionary[cau・tion・ar・y]

• レベル：社会人必須
• 発音記号[kɔ'ːʃənèri | -nəri]

[形]警戒の；注意を促す, 警告的な

cautionary advice
忠告

a cautionary story
教訓.

precaution

(prĭ-kô'shən)
n.

1. An action taken in advance to protect against possible danger, failure, or injury; a safeguard: followed safety precautions when using heavy machinery.
2. Caution practiced in advance; forethought or circumspection: a need for precaution when planning a vacation.

[Late Latin praecautiō, praecautiōn-, from praecautus, past participle of Latin praecavēre, to guard against : prae-, pre- + cavēre, to beware.]

precautionary

(prĭ-kô'shə-nĕr'ē) also pre·cau·tion·al (-shə-nəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or constituting a precaution: taking precautionary measures; gave precautionary advice.