01 n. The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception.
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The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception.[Obs.]“The soul is the sole percipient which hath animadversion and sense, properly so called.” — Glanvill.
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2.
Monition; warning.[Obs.]
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Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure; adverse criticism; reproof; blame.“He dismissed their commissioners with severe and sharp animadversions.” — Clarendon.
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4.
Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement; punishment.[Archaic]