Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Admonition; counsel; warning.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare Admonition.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
reprimand orrebuke . The act ofadmonishing .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a firm rebuke
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Examples
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My first admonishment is sight in and never go back to the bench.
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(Yes, public admonishment is part of the learning process)
When two tribes go to war (part four) Jeff 2007
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I have been very neglectful of my teeth for the last 5 years, earning me an admonishment from the detal hygienist for not getting my teeth checked after I had Lola, because pregnancy does terrible things to your teeth and gums, apparently.
April 2006 2006
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I have been very neglectful of my teeth for the last 5 years, earning me an admonishment from the detal hygienist for not getting my teeth checked after I had Lola, because pregnancy does terrible things to your teeth and gums, apparently.
Kidsville 2006
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Most of the focus, understandably enough, was on the panel's "admonishment" - its feeblest form of discipline - of Charlie Rangel, the beleaguered and soon-to-be-former chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.
LJWorld.com stories: News Ruth Marcus 2010
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Most of the focus, understandably enough, was on the panel's "admonishment" -- its feeblest form of discipline -- of Charlie Rangel, the beleaguered and likely soon-to-be-former chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.
RealClearPolitics - Homepage Ruth Marcus 2010
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Most of the focus, understandably enough, was on the panel's "admonishment" -- its feeblest form of discipline -- of Charlie Rangel, the beleaguered and soon-to-be-former chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.
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Help those in her presence to keep a civil tongue and a calm demeanor as they take on the burden of chastisement and admonishment, which is never easy work, Lord.
Poor, Afflicted Nail Filing Sister PeaceBang 2006
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Help those in her presence to keep a civil tongue and a calm demeanor as they take on the burden of chastisement and admonishment, which is never easy work, Lord.
Archive 2006-07-09 PeaceBang 2006
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The admonishment, which is a minor penalty, is unlikely to affect George's career, but the official reprimand could end Brown's career.
Raw Story 2010
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