Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Monition \Mo*ni"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. monitio, from monere to
   warn, bring to mind; akin to E. mind. See {Mind}, and cf.
   {Admonish}, {Money}, {Monster}.]
   1. Instruction or advice given by way of caution; an
      admonition; a warning; a caution.

            Sage monitions from his friends.      --Swift.

   2. Information; indication; notice; advice.

            We have no visible monition of . . . other periods,
            such as we have of the day by successive light and
            darkness.                             --Holder.

   3. (Admiralty Practice) A process in the nature of a summons
      to appear and answer.

   4. (Eccl. Law) An order monishing a party complained against
      to obey under pain of the law. --Shipley.

Source : WordNet®

monition
     n 1: a firm rebuke [syn: {admonition}, {admonishment}]
     2: cautionary advice about something imminent (especially
        imminent danger) [syn: {admonition}, {warning}, {word of
        advice}]
     3: a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim
        directing all parties concerned to show cause why the
        judgment asked for should not be granted [syn: {process of
        monition}]