commonitio
From LSJ
οἷς πρόθεσίς ἐστιν ἀδικεῖν, παρ' αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ δικαία ἀπολογία ἰσχύει → not even a just excuse means anything to those bent on injustice | the tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny | any excuse will serve a tyrant
Latin > English
commonitio commonitionis N F :: reminder; earnest reminding (L+S); admonition
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
commŏnĭtĭo: ōnis, f. commoneo,
I an earnest reminding or putting in mind, an admonition, Quint. 4, 2, 51; 4, 4, 9; Cod. Th. 6, 35, 10 (in Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 14, 54 dub.).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
commŏnĭtĭō, ōnis, f. (commoneo), action de rappeler, rappel : non inutilis erat commonitio Quint. 4, 2, 51, il n’était pas inutile de revenir sur ce point.
Latin > German (Georges)
commonitio, ōnis, f. (commoneo), die Erinnerung, Quint. 4, 2, 51 u. spät. ICt.
