Monition

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A warning or an intimation of something imminent, especially of impending danger.
  • n. Cautionary advice or counsel; an admonition.
  • n. A formal order from a bishop or an ecclesiastical court to refrain from a specified offense.
  • n. A summons or citation in civil or admiralty law.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A caution or warning of imminent danger.
  • n. An admonition or rebuke.
  • n. A summons in some courts.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Instruction or advice given by way of caution; an admonition; a warning; a caution.
  • n. Information; indication; notice; advice.
  • n. A process in the nature of a summons to appear and answer.
  • n. An order monishing a party complained against to obey under pain of the law.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Admonition; warning; instruction given by way of caution: as, the monitions of a friend.
  • n. Indication; intimation.
  • n. In civil and admiralty law, a summons or citation, especially used to commence a suit, or in a proceeding to confirm a title acquired under a judicial sale and to silence all adverse claims.
  • n. In ecclesiastical law, a formal notice, sent by a bishop to one of the subordinate clergy, to require the amendment of some ecclesiastical offense; a monitory letter.
  • n. Synonyms Admonition, Monition, Reprehension, etc. See admonition.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted
  • n. cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
  • n. a firm rebuke
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    process    summons    reproof    reproval    reprimand    rebuke    reprehension   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    admonition    warning    caution    information    indication    notice    advice   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    idolatrie    cision    inurbane    is`grok    sume    forwhich    cious    reproval    law    tend