Meaning & use
Monition
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A formal warning or admonition, especially one issued by a court or ecclesiastical authority.
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The judge issued a monition ordering the company to comply with the disclosure request.
The bishop sent a monition to the parish reminding them of church regulations.
A note on using this word
Common in legal and ecclesiastical contexts; related to the word 'admonish,' from the same Latin root 'monere,' meaning 'to warn.'
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