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- Dictionarysum·mons/ˈsəmənz/
noun
- 1. an order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing it: "a summons for nonpayment 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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The meaning of SUMMONS is the act of summoning; especially : a call by authority to appear at a place named or to attend to a duty. How to use summons in a sentence.
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.
1. : to issue a call to convene : convoke. 2. : to command by service of a summons to appear in court. 3. : to call upon for specified action. 4. : to bid to come : send for. summon a physician. 5. : to call forth : evoke often used with up. summonable. ˈsə-mə-nə-bəl. adjective. summoner. ˈsə-mə-nər. ˈsəm-nər. noun. Synonyms. call. hail.
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.
summons. / ˈsʌmənz / noun. a call, signal, or order to do something, esp to appear in person or attend at a specified place or time. an official order requiring a person to attend court, either to answer a charge or to give evidence. the writ making such an order Compare warrant.
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 summon verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of summons noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
