admonishment
ad mo nish ment
- n a firm rebuke
- First, the 5 judge's admonishment to a scheduled witness not to 6 watch other witnesses is really not relevant to -- I 7 mean, there is certainly nothing improper about 8 .
- Coupled with his offer to the Taliban was an admonishment to his international backers, who have bristled at the idea of negotiating with Mullah Omar in the past.
- But to young Chinese like Maria and Vicky, the Tiananmen protests are less a source of inspiration than an admonishment.