Monition

Monition
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. [1913 Webster]

Sage monitions from his friends. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

2. Information; indication; notice; advice. [1913 Webster]

We have no visible monition of . . . other periods, such as we have of the day by successive light and darkness. --Holder. [1913 Webster]

3. (Admiralty Practice) A process in the nature of a summons to appear and answer. [1913 Webster]

4. (Eccl. Law) An order monishing a party complained against to obey under pain of the law. --Shipley. [1913 Webster]


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  • monition — MONITION. s. f. Terme de Jurisdiction Ecclesiastique. Avertissement Juridique qui se fait en de certains cas par l authorité de l Evesque avant que de proceder à l Excommunication. On fait jusqu à quatre Monitions. proceder à la troisiesme… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • monition — (n.) warning, late 14c., from O.Fr. monition (13c.) and directly from L. monitionem (nom. monitio) warning, admonition, reminding, noun of action from pp. stem of monere to warn (see MONITOR (Cf. monitor) (n.)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • monition — [mō nish′ən, mənish′ən] n. [ME monicion < OFr monition < L monitio < pp. of monere, to warn: see MONITOR] 1. admonition; warning; caution 2. an official or legal notice; specif., an order issued by a court, as a summons or a command to… …   English World dictionary

  • Monition — (v. lat.), Ermahnung, Abmahnung …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Monition — (lat.), Ermahnung, Erinnerung …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Monition — Monitiōn (lat.), Ermahnung, Erinnerung …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • monition — I (legal summons) noun authoritative citation to appear, authoritative command, bidding, call, citation, command, commandment, decree, dictate, direction, edict, fiat, invitation, legal notice, mandate, notice to appear, notification, official… …   Law dictionary

  • monition — Monition, f. acut. Est advertissement, ou advis, Monitio, Monitum moniti, Monitus, huius monitus, Admonitio, Admonitum, Admonitus, Commonitio …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • monition — /manishan/ In admiralty, formerly the summons to appear and answer, issued on filing the libel; which was either a simple monition in personam or an attachment and monition in rem. With the unification of the Admiralty Rules and Federal Rules of… …   Black's law dictionary

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