summons

sum·mons  (smnz)

n. pl. sum·mons·es

1. A call by an authority to appear, come, or do something.

2. Law

a. A notice summoning a defendant to appear in court.

b. A notice summoning a person to report to court as a juror or witness.

tr.v. sum·monsed, sum·mons·ing, sum·mons·es Law

To serve a court summons to.

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[Middle English somons, from Old French somonse, from feminine past participle of somondre, to summon; see summon.]

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summons

Noun

pl -monses

1. a call or an order to attend a specified place at a specified time

2. an official order requiring a person to attend court, either to answer a charge or to give evidence

Verb

to order (someone) to appear in court: three others had been summonsed for questioning

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	summons - a request to be present; "they came at his bidding" bidding invitation - a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitation away"
	2.	summons - an order to appear in person at a given place and time order - (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London" call up - an order to report for military duty
	3.	summons - 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 process judicial writ, writ - (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer citation - a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding process of monition, monition - a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted ticket - a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation) law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Verb	1.	summons - call in an official matter, such as to attend court summon, cite vouch - summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title send for, call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" demand - summon to court

Translations

summons [ˈsʌmənz] n → llamamiento, llamada

vt → citar, emplazar;

to serve a summons on sb → citar a algn ante el juicio

summons [ˈsʌmənz] n → citation f, assignation f

vt → citer, assigner;

to serve a summons on sb → remettre une assignation à qn

summons [ˈsʌmənz] summon n (Law) → Vorladung f (fig); Aufruf m

vt (Law) → vorladen;

to serve a summons on sb summon → jdn vor Gericht laden

summons n → ordine m di comparizione

vt → citare;

to serve a summons on sb → notificare una citazione a qn