monition
Official advance notice
A monition is a warning or piece of cautionary advice, often formal or official in tone.
The word appears in legal and ecclesiastical contexts—a court may issue a monition to compel action or compliance.
More broadly, any admonishment or forewarning: She ignored every monition about the risks.
Careful attention to risk
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- notificationFormal notice given
signal · red flag · harbinger · omen · intimation · announcement · misgiving · portent
Formal court notification
- subpoenaWrit requiring testimony
- citationMention of a source
- writCourt-issued directive
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
notice · court order · decree · hearing · compliance · formal notice · legal notice
Guidance on decisions
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- counselExpert guidance offered
- recommendationAdvised course of action
- instructionGuidance for action
direction · wisdom · insight · feedback · admonishment · exhortation · urging · reproof
caution
Careful attention to risk
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- alarmUrgent warning signal
notification · signal · red flag · harbinger · omen · intimation · announcement · misgiving · portent · presage
summons
Formal court notification
injunction · notice · court order · decree · hearing · compliance · formal notice · legal notice
advice
Guidance on decisions
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- counselExpert guidance offered
- recommendationAdvised course of action
instruction · direction · wisdom · insight · feedback · admonishment · exhortation · urging · reproof · rebuke
monitionreassurance
Words meant to calm
encouragement · comfort · all-clear · green light · approval
monitionheedlessness
Failure to notice danger
inattention · obliviousness · disregard · negligence · carelessness
monitionencouragement
Support spurring continued effort
incitement · exhortation · urging · goading · instigation