Monition

Monition

Monition

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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.[1][2] Other than a rebuke, it is the least severe censure available against clergy of the Church of England.[2] Failure to observe the order is an offence under the Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963.[3] A monition can be imposed in person by a bishop or by an ecclesiastical court.[2]

In the U.S., monition refers to a summons.

Historically, monitions of a disciplinary character were used to enforce residence on the holder of a benefice, or in connection with actions to restrain allegedly unlawful ritual practices under the Public Worship Regulation Act 1874. Disobedience to such monitions historically entailed the penalties of contempt of court.[4][5]

References

  1. [1]
    Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Measure 1963, art.49(1)(d)
  2. [2]
    Doe, N. (1996). The Legal Framework of the Church of England: A Critical Study in a Comparative Context. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 216–217. ISBN 0-19-826220-5. (Google Books)
  3. [3]
    art.54
  4. [4]
    Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Monition" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 722.
  5. [5]
    Yates, N. (1999). Anglican Ritualism in Victorian Britain, 1830-1910. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 251–275. ISBN 0-19-826989-7. (Google Books)
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