Summons

/ˈsʌ.mənz/ · noun

Meaning

A call to do something, especially to come..

Definitions by Sense

1. A call to do something, especially to come.
2. (law) A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness.
3. (military) A demand for surrender.
4. (transitive) To serve someone with a summons.
5. plural of summon
6. third-person singular simple present indicative of summon

Example Sentences

He sent to summon the seditious, and to offer pardon[…]; but neither summons nor pardon was any thing regarded.

this summons […] unfit either to dispute or disobey

special summonses by the king

It was more than a week after his introduction to Carrados that Lieutenant Hollyer had a summons to present himself at The Turrets again. He found Mr Carlyle already there and the two friends awaiting his arrival.

Four summonses were brought recently on behalf of St. Pancras Borough Council against the British Transport Commission in respect of the emission of smoke by locomotives standing at Camden Motive Power Depot. (The summonses were dismissed)

It proposes that those held in the prototype Selfridges cells be kept for a maximum of four hours to have their identity confirmed and be charged, summonsed or given a fine.

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Word Forms

• summonses
• summonsing
• summonsed

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