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MONITION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
monition; process of monition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("monition" is a kind of...):
process; summons (a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
Example:
his final word of advice was not to play with matches
Synonyms:
admonition; monition; warning; word of advice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("monition" is a kind of...):
advice (a proposal for an appropriate course of action)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monition"):
deterrent example; example; lesson; object lesson (punishment intended as a warning to others)
Derivation:
monish (advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior)
monish (warn strongly; put on guard)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A firm rebuke
Synonyms:
admonishment; admonition; monition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("monition" is a kind of...):
rebuke; reprehension; reprimand; reproof; reproval (an act or expression of criticism and censure)
