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- Dictionarysummons/ˈsʌmənz/
noun
- 1. an order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing such an order: "a summons for non-payment of a parking ticket" Similar
verb
- 1. serve (someone) with a summons: "he has been summonsed to appear in court next month"
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to order someone to come to a person or place: The police mobile rapid response unit was summonsed to the scene shortly before 10pm. Children were summonsed into school by a bell.
How to use summons in a sentence. the act of summoning; especially : a call by authority to appear at a place named or to attend to a duty… See the full definition
A summons is a request or order for someone to show up, especially for legal matters. You could get a summons to testify at a trial, for example.
to order someone come to a particular place, or to officially tell someone to be present: The president summoned an emergency meeting of his advisers. I have been summoned to appear in court. To summon is also to find, call, or gather together something for use: I couldn't summon any strength.
to issue a call to convene : convoke; to command by service of a summons to appear in court; to call upon for specified action… See the full definition
noun. , plural sum·mons·es. an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned. a request, demand, or call to do something: a summons to surrender. Law. a call or citation by authority to appear before a court or a judicial officer. the writ by which the call is made.
verb (used with object) to call upon to do something specified. to call for the presence of, as by command, message, or signal; call. to call or notify to appear at a specified place, especially before a court: to summon a defendant.
to order someone to come to a person or place: The police mobile rapid response unit was summonsed to the scene shortly before 10pm. Children were summonsed into school by a bell.
A summons is an order to come and see someone. I received a summons to the Palace. 2. countable noun. A summons is an official order to appear in court. She had received a summons to appear in court. Synonyms: court order, warrant, writ, subpoena More Synonyms of summons. 3. verb [usually passive]
1. A call by an authority to appear, come, or do something. 2. Law. a. An order or process directing a person, especially a defendant in a case, to appear in court. b. An order or process directing a person to report to court as a potential juror. tr.v. sum·monsed, sum·mons·ing, sum·mons·es Law.
