MONITION

monition (m[schwa]-nish-[schwa]n), n. 1. Generally, a warning or caution; ADMONITION. 2. Civil & maritime law. A summons to appear in court as a defendant or to answer contempt charges. [Cases: Admiralty 44, 46; Contempt 55. C.J.S. Admiralty §§ 153–155, 159; Contempt§§ 78, 83–84.] 3. Eccles. law. A formal notice from a bishop demanding that an […]