monition
UK/məu'niʃən/US/mәu'niʃәn/
C2
Definitions
n.
A formal warning or caution; in law, a summons or written warning from a court.
正式的警告、告诫；（法律）法庭传票或书面警告。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmon (warn) + -ition (act, result) = 'a warning.' The direct noun from Latin monēre 'to warn' — the bare, formal cousin of admonition.
Root mon still carries 41 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.formal monition正式告诫
- 2.issue a monition发出告诫
- 3.court monition法庭传票
Example Sentences
- 1.
The court issued a monition requiring him to appear next week.
- 2.
Her quiet monition came too late to stop the mistake.