cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
<noun.communication> a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality the warning was to beware of surprises his final word of advice was not to play with matches
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
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Monition \Mo*ni"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. monitio, from monere to warn, bring to mind; akin to E. mind. See {Mind}, and cf. {Admonish}, {Money}, {Monster}.] 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. --Shipley.