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.
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Being put 'on notice' is akin to being 'rapped on the knuckles', as described by a veteran administrator.
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
But Rosenberg had repeatedly put the court on notice that the government disagreed with Carter’s underlying ruling that the VA had a fiduciary duty to build housing for veterans on the campus at all.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
In other words, Harris can spend the closing weeks of the presidential election arguing to the pro-Hamas caucus that the administration has put Israel on notice while still claiming to supporters of Israel that no decision has been made to suspend aid.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 Oct. 2024
The new rule put states on notice: Discrimination against transgender people in employment, education, health care, child care, housing, and elsewhere may violate federal disability protections, and the Biden administration was prepared to fight it.
—Sarah Szilagy, Them, 16 Oct. 2024
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
But Rosenberg had repeatedly put the court on notice that the government disagreed with Carter’s underlying ruling that the VA had a fiduciary duty to build housing for veterans on the campus at all.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
In other words, Harris can spend the closing weeks of the presidential election arguing to the pro-Hamas caucus that the administration has put Israel on notice while still claiming to supporters of Israel that no decision has been made to suspend aid.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 Oct. 2024
The new rule put states on notice: Discrimination against transgender people in employment, education, health care, child care, housing, and elsewhere may violate federal disability protections, and the Biden administration was prepared to fight it.
—Sarah Szilagy, Them, 16 Oct. 2024
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“On notice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20notice. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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