1. a warning or cautionary reminder
Usage: formal
2. a formal notice or summons, especially in legal proceedings
Usage: legal

Examples

• The teacher’s monition about proper behavior went unheeded by the students.
• His doctor’s monition about smoking finally convinced him to quit.
• The court issued a monition requiring the defendant to appear.
• She ignored the monition from her supervisor about tardiness.
• The monition served as a final warning before disciplinary action.
• Legal monitions must be delivered according to specific procedures.