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PROCESS OF MONITION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
monition; process of monition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("process of monition" is a kind of...):
process; summons (a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
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