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NOTIFICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("notification" is a kind of...):
due process; due process of law ((law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A request for payment
Example:
the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting
Synonyms:
notice; notification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("notification" is a kind of...):
asking; request (the verbal act of requesting)
Derivation:
notify (inform (somebody) of something)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Informing by words
Synonyms:
apprisal; notification; telling
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("notification" is a kind of...):
informing; making known (a speech act that conveys information)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "notification"):
notice (advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract)
warning (notification of something, usually in advance)
Derivation:
notify (inform (somebody) of something)
Context examples:
The subject of the notification.
(Defined Notification Message Title, NCI Thesaurus)
More recent data from the ministry indicate 11,119 notifications of microcephaly nationwide since November last year, with 60% of them reported in the Northeast region.
(Brazil: Babies of mothers infected with Zika will be monitored for up to 3 years, Agência Brasil)
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