Also means
to warn
Usage Note
Amonestar carries a formal or institutional register — a referee amonesta a player (issues a caution), or a boss amonesta an employee officially. The noun amonestación is the formal warning or yellow card. In ecclesiastical Spanish, amonestaciones are also the public announcements before a wedding.
Examples
"El árbitro amonestó al jugador con tarjeta amarilla."
Natural Translation
The referee cautioned the player with a yellow card.
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