mo·ni·tion /moˈnɪʃən, mə-/
忠告,訓誡,警告
Mo·ni·tion n.
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.
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monition
n 1: a firm rebuke [syn: admonition, admonishment]
2: cautionary advice about something imminent (especially
imminent danger) [syn: admonition, warning, word of
advice]
3: 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 [syn: process of
monition]