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NOTIFICATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative

Synonyms:

notification; presentment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("notification" is a kind of...):

due process; due process of law ((law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A request for payment

Example:

the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting

Synonyms:

notice; notification

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("notification" is a kind of...):

asking; request (the verbal act of requesting)

Derivation:

notify (inform (somebody) of something)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Informing by words

Synonyms:

apprisal; notification; telling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("notification" is a kind of...):

informing; making known (a speech act that conveys information)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "notification"):

notice (advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract)

warning (notification of something, usually in advance)

Derivation:

notify (inform (somebody) of something)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The subject of the notification.

(Defined Notification Message Title, NCI Thesaurus)

More recent data from the ministry indicate 11,119 notifications of microcephaly nationwide since November last year, with 60% of them reported in the Northeast region.

(Brazil: Babies of mothers infected with Zika will be monitored for up to 3 years, Agência Brasil)