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monition
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Monition
In the U.S., monition refers to a
summons
.
In
English law
and the
canon law
of the
Church of England
, a
monition
, contraction of
admonition
, is an
order
to a member of the
clergy
to do or refrain from doing a specified act. Other than a
rebuke
, it is the least severe censure available against clergy of the Church of England. Failure to observe the order is an
offence
under the
Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963
. A
monition
can be imposed in person by a
bishop
or by an
ecclesiastical court
.
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