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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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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 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.
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.
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.
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.
