noun (n)

• an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  presentment
  

  source: wordnet30
• informing by words(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  apprisal, telling
  

  source: wordnet30
• a request for payment(noun.communication)

  Example:
  The notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting.
  

  Synonym:
  notice
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public or to individuals, corporations, companies, or societies, by words, by writing, or by other means.(noun)

  source: webster1913