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   summons

   /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 writsubpoenawarrantarraignmentindictmentcourt orderprocesscitationsubpoena ad testificandumorderdirectivecommandinstructiondictumdemanddecreeinjunctionfiatedictdirectionchargebiddingcallrequestinvitationpleaappeal
   • ▪ an authoritative or urgent call to someone to be present or to do something: "they might receive a summons to fly to France next day"

   verb

   • 1. serve (someone) with a summons: "he has been summonsed to appear in court next month"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French sumunse, from an alteration of Latin summonita, feminine past participle of summonere (see summon).

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   What does a summons mean?

   • Other forms: summonses; summonsed; summonsing 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. When you summon someone, you're requesting the person to join you, essentially saying, "Come here!" Similarly, a summons asks for someone to appear.

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   What is a summons writ?

   • , plural sum·mons·es. an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned. 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. an authoritative call or notice to appear at a specified place, as for a particular purpose or duty.

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   What is a summons to surrender?

   • 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. 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. to serve with a summons; summon.

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   What is a police summons?

   • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system. that will clearly show the officer or the officer’s vehicle to casual observations to be an officer or a police vehicle. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an officer in an unmarked police vehicle making an arrest or issuing a traffic information and summons:

   Indiana Code 9-30-2-2. Uniform and badge; marked police

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   Learn the meaning of summon as a verb in English, with synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples. Summon can mean to order someone to come, to produce strength, or to remember something.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the verb summon, which means to issue a call to convene, command, or call forth. See examples of summon in sentences and phrases, and compare it with related words like call, cite, and convoke.

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   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.

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   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.

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   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.