monition
Americannoun
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Literary. admonition or warning.
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an official or legal notice.
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Law. a court order to a person, especially one requiring an appearance and answer.
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a formal notice from a bishop requiring the amendment of an ecclesiastical offense.
noun
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a warning or caution; admonition
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Christianity a formal notice from a bishop or ecclesiastical court requiring a person to refrain from committing a specific offence
Etymology
Origin of monition
1350–1400; Middle English monicio ( u ) n < Latin monitiōn- (stem of monitiō ) warning, equivalent to monit ( us ) (past participle of monēre to advise, warn) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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The tribunal ordered a "monition", a formal warning or caution, for all the charges.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
This great big old bear of a man, you see, according to D.C. gossip Lloyd Grove, "enjoys the friendliest relations with the Washington media elite of any prospective candidate vying for the Republican monition."
From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2010
One feels an eerie pre monition and vulnerability before the spectacle.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had half a mind to take Uncle Ephraim into his confidence to procure pencils and paper, but a prudent monition swayed him.
From The Storm Centre by Mary Noailles Murfree
Gradenigo refused, alleging that this would be a violation of his oath of office; the inquisitor withdrew his monition, and matters remained as before.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea
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