Meaning of MONITION
| Pronunciation: | | mow'nishun
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- [n] cautionary advice
- [n] a firm rebuke
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| | Synonyms: | | admonishment, admonition, warning, word of advice |
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| | See Also: | | advice, deterrent example, example, lesson, object lesson, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mo*ni"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. monitio, from monere to
warn, bring to mind; akin to E. mind. See {Mind}, and cf.
{Admonish}, {Money}, {Monster}.]
1. Instruction or advice given by way of caution; an
admonition; a warning; a caution.
Sage monitions from his friends. --Swift.
2. Information; indication; notice; advice.
We have no visible monition of . . . other periods,
such as we have of the day by successive light and
darkness. --Holder.
3. (Admiralty Practice) A process in the nature of a summons
to appear and answer.
4. (Eccl. Law) An order monishing a party complained against
to obey under pain of the law. --Shipley.
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| | Related Terms: | | admonishment, admonition, advice, advising, advocacy, alarm, alerting, briefing, caution, cautioning, caveat, certiorari, citation, clue, consultation, council, counsel, cue, determent, deterrence, deterrent example, direction, example, exhortation, expostulation, final notice, final warning, forewarning, frightening off, garnishment, guidance, habeas corpus, hint, hortation, idea, instruction, intimidation, lesson, moral, notice, notification, object lesson, office, opinion, parley, passing word, pointer, proposal, recommendation, remonstrance, steer, subpoena, suggestion, summons, talking out of, thought, threat, tip, tip-off, ultimatum, venire, venire de novo, venire facias, verbum sapienti, warning, warning piece, whisper, writ of summons |
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