monition

noun

1. a firm rebuke

Similar word(s): admonishment, admonition

Definition categories: communication, rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval

2. cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)

- a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality

Similar word(s): admonition, warning

Definition categories: communication, 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

Definition categories: communication, process, summons