Meaning of on notice | Babel Free

Definitions

Informed or warned about something.

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Examples

“He was put⟳ on notice⟳ about lateness.”

“We are all on notice⟳ about likely layoffs.”

“According to Fifi's attorney, John R. Williams, the decision to award his client $6,000 has put⟳ police on notice⟳ that they cannot harass suspected homosexuals. "The beating in this case was sickening," said Williams. "Just because people are a little different, that's no excuse⟳ to beat⟳ them up — and juries won't stand⟳ for it anymore.”

“Operations on C++ volatiles do put⟳ the compiler on notice⟳ that the object may be modified asynchronously, and hence are generally safer to use⟳ than ordinary variable accesses.”

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