PROCESS OF MONITION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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 ("process of 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)

Credits