on notice
idiom
formal
: warned or told about something
The police are on notice to have more security at the concert.
She put us on notice that she would not be available for interviews until after the trial.
Examples of on notice in a Sentence
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Bragg’s indictment failed to perform its basic constitutional function of putting the defendant on notice of the charges.
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The Editors, National Review, 29 May 2024
Earlier this year, an Alameda County prosecutor filed court papers noting that the defense had been placed on notice of two police witnesses’ potential Brady issues — meaning things that could call the officers’ honesty into question.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
Gigliotti earned the second state title of his young career while his three classmates each claimed their first, putting the state on notice the new Big Four isn’t going away anytime soon.
—Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2024
Spotify is on notice that release of any such feature without the proper licenses in place from our members may constitute additional direct infringement.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 15 May 2024
Here’s why: The patents listed in the registry are cited by brand-name drugmakers to put their generic rivals on notice about certain types of patents that are claimed for a medicine.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 May 2024
As recent as last week the Timberwolves looked the part of a legitimate contender, starting the playoffs a perfect 6-0, sweeping the Phoenix Suns in convincing fashion, and putting the Nuggets on notice with a blowout win.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 12 May 2024
And Biden is putting China on notice for what the Biden administration calls China's manufacturing overcapacity − producing more products, including steel, than its demand domestically or the world can absorb, flooding global markets at artificially low prices.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Israel must end Hamas’s rule in Gaza and eliminate the group’s ability to attack Israel, both to protect the country and to put its other enemies on notice that killing Israelis will elicit a crushing response.
—Elliott Abrams, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2024
The Editors, National Review, 29 May 2024
Earlier this year, an Alameda County prosecutor filed court papers noting that the defense had been placed on notice of two police witnesses’ potential Brady issues — meaning things that could call the officers’ honesty into question.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
Gigliotti earned the second state title of his young career while his three classmates each claimed their first, putting the state on notice the new Big Four isn’t going away anytime soon.
—Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2024
Spotify is on notice that release of any such feature without the proper licenses in place from our members may constitute additional direct infringement.
—Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 15 May 2024
Here’s why: The patents listed in the registry are cited by brand-name drugmakers to put their generic rivals on notice about certain types of patents that are claimed for a medicine.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 May 2024
As recent as last week the Timberwolves looked the part of a legitimate contender, starting the playoffs a perfect 6-0, sweeping the Phoenix Suns in convincing fashion, and putting the Nuggets on notice with a blowout win.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 12 May 2024
And Biden is putting China on notice for what the Biden administration calls China's manufacturing overcapacity − producing more products, including steel, than its demand domestically or the world can absorb, flooding global markets at artificially low prices.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
Israel must end Hamas’s rule in Gaza and eliminate the group’s ability to attack Israel, both to protect the country and to put its other enemies on notice that killing Israelis will elicit a crushing response.
—Elliott Abrams, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2024
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“On notice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20notice. Accessed 7 Jun. 2024.
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