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Admonition; warning; instruction given by way of caution: as, the monitions of a friend.
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Indication; intimation.
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In civil and admiralty law, a summons or citation, especially used to commence a suit, or in a proceeding to confirm a title acquired under a judicial sale and to silence all adverse claims.
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In ecclesiastical law, a formal notice, sent by a bishop to one of the subordinate clergy, to require the amendment of some ecclesiastical offense; a monitory letter.
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Synonyms Admonition, Monition, Reprehension, etc. See admonition.