monition

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The tribunal ordered a "monition", a formal warning or caution, for all the charges.

From BBC

Others are dismissive, rolling their eyes at the prospect of having to contemplate still another category of dire monition.

From New York Times

Gradenigo refused, alleging that this would be a violation of his oath of office; the inquisitor withdrew his monition, and matters remained as before.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes monitions of this kind formed part of the regular proceedings of the autos de f�.

From Project Gutenberg

And have we not felt our utter powerlessness, whether by public preaching or by private monition, to find a way to those case-hardened hearts?

From Project Gutenberg