• (n.) Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement; punishment. • (n.) Monition; warning. • (n.) The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception. • (n.) Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure; adverse criticism; reproof; blame. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/animadversion/
An`i·mad·ver'sion noun [ Latin animadversio , from animadvertere : confer French animadversion . See Animadvert .] 1. The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or simple perception. [ Obsolete] « The soul is the sole percipient which hath a... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/84