Monition

[mәu'niʃәn]

Definition

(noun.) 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.

Checker: Michelle--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) Instruction or advice given by way of caution; an admonition; a warning; a caution.

(n.) Information; indication; notice; advice.

(n.) A process in the nature of a summons to appear and answer.

(n.) An order monishing a party complained against to obey under pain of the law.

Editor: Theresa

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Warning, admonition, counsel.[2]. Information, indication, advice, hint, notice.

Typed by Carlyle

Synonyms and Antonyms

[See ADMONISH]

Editor: Lois

Definition

n. a reminding or admonishing: warning: notice: (law) a summons to appear and answer.—adj. Mon′itive conveying admonition.—n. Mon′itor one who admonishes: an adviser: an instructor: a senior pupil who assists a schoolmaster: an ironclad steamship armed with heavy guns in revolving turrets: a raised part of a roof with openings for light and ventilation: a kind of lizard:—fem. Mon′itress Mon′itrix.—adj. Monitō′rial relating to a monitor: performed or taught by a monitor.—adv. Monitō′rially.—n. Mon′itorship.—adj. Mon′itory giving admonition or warning.

Editor: Olaf