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Definition of: monition
(mō·nish′ən) noun
1. Friendly counsel given by way of warning and implying caution or reproof; admonition.
2. Indication; notice.
3. Law A summons or citation in civil law and admiralty practice. [<F <L monitio, -onis <monitus, pp. of monere warn]
—mon·i·tive (mon′ə·tiv) adjective
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