monition

monition Definition

mo·ni·tion (mō nis̸h′ən, mə-)

noun

admonition; warning; caution
an official or legal notice; specif., an order issued by a court, as a summons or a command to refrain from doing some act

Etymology: ME monicion < OFr monition < L monitio < pp. of monere, to warn: see monitor

monition Usage Examples

Converse of object

issue: The judge instructed him to purge himself with the aid of five neighbors, and issued a new monition.

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