Summons - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈsʌmənz|
Brit.
|ˈsʌm(ə)nz|
noun
- a request to be present (syn: bidding)
- an order to appear in person at a given place and time
- 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 (syn: process)
- an order to appear in person at a given place and time
- 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 (syn: process)
verb
Extra examples
The judge issued a summons.
He received a royal summons.
I received a summons to appear in court.
The judge must issue a summons.
He had been accused of a drug offence but police had been unable to serve a summons on him (=officially order him to appear in court).
The Earl entered, agreeable to the Prince's summons.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: summons
he/she/it: summonses
present participle: summonsing
past tense: summonsed
past participle: summonsed
I/you/we/they: summons
he/she/it: summonses
present participle: summonsing
past tense: summonsed
past participle: summonsed
noun
singular: summons
plural: summonses
singular: summons
plural: summonses
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