Admonition

n.

1.

Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning.

Noun	1.	admonition - cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger) Synonyms: word of advice, monition, warning
	2.	admonition - a firm rebuke Synonyms: admonishment, monition

ADMONITION. A reprimand from a judge to a person accused, on being discharged, warning him of the consequences of his conduct, and intimating to him, that should he be guilty of the same fault for which he has been admonished, he will be punished with greater severity. Merlin, Repert. h.t.
     2. The admonition was authorized by the civil law, as a species of punishment for slight misdemeanors. Vide Reprimand

admonishment, advising, advocacy, alarm, briefing, castigation, cautioning, caveat, chastisement, chiding, consultation, correction, council, counsel, determent, deterrence, deterrent example, direction, example, exhortation, expostulation, final notice, final warning, forewarning, frightening off, guidance, hint, hortation, idea, instruction, intimidation, lecture, lesson, monition, moral, notice, notification, object lesson, objurgation, opinion, parley, proposal, rap, rating, rebuke, recommendation, remonstrance, reprehension, reprimand, reproach, reprobation, reproof, reproval, scolding, sermon, spanking, suggestion, talking out of, thought, threat, tip-off, ultimatum, upbraiding, verbum sapienti, warning piece, wig

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