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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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SUMMONS definition: 1. an official demand to appear in a court of law: 2. an order to come and see someone: 3. to…. Learn more.
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
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
a call or citation by authority to appear before a court or a judicial officer. the writ by which the call is made. an authoritative call or notice to appear at a specified place, as for a particular purpose or duty. a call issued for the meeting of an assembly or parliament. verb (used with object) to serve with a summons; summon. summons.
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.
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.
Definition of summons noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 authorize or order a gathering of; call together by authority, as for deliberation or action: to summon parliament.
5 days ago · summons (plural summonses) A call to do something, especially to come. He sent to summon the seditious, and to offer pardon […] ; but neither summons nor pardon was any thing regarded. (law) A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness. (military) A demand for surrender.
