[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] 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.