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monition definition

mo·ni·tion (mō nis̸h′ən, mə-)

noun

  1. admonition; warning; caution
  2. 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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