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1. (n.) summons
a command, message, or signal by which one is summoned.
2. summons
a call or citation by authority to appear before a court or a judicial officer.
3. summons
the writ by which the call is made.
4. summons
an authoritative call or notice to appear at a specified place for a particular purpose or duty.
5. summons
a request, demand, or call to do something:
a summons to surrender.
6. (v.t.) summons
to serve with a summons; summon.
Etymology: (1250–1300; < AF; OF somonse < pp. of somondresummon)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) bidding, summons
a request to be present
"they came at his bidding"
2. (noun) summons
an order to appear in person at a given place and time
3. (verb) summons, process
a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
4. (verb) summon, summons, cite
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. summons
the act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the command of a superior, to appear at a place named, or to attend to some duty
2. summons
a warning or citation to appear in court; a written notification signed by the proper officer, to be served on a person, warning him to appear in court at a day specified, to answer to the plaintiff, testify as a witness, or the like
3. summons
a demand to surrender
4. (verb) summons
to summon
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