summons
[verb]
Synonyms: summon, call, call in, convene

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I. sum‧mons¹ /ˈsʌmənz/ noun (plural summonses) [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: somonse, from the past participle of somondre; ⇒ summon]
an official order to appear in a court of law:
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).

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II. summons² verb [transitive usually passive]
to order someone to appear in a court of law:
She has been summonsed to appear in court.
Basil was summonsed for wounding a police officer.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

summons
noun
I. order to go somewhere
ADJ. peremptory, urgent | royal
VERB + SUMMONS send (out) | await, expect I stayed in that night awaiting her summons.
get, hear, receive | answer, obey, respond to | ignore
SUMMONS + VERB come She was ready when the summons duly came.
PREP. ~ from She responded immediately to the summons from the head teacher.
~ to I received an urgent summons to her office.
PHRASES in answer to a summons He arrived panting in answer to Blake's summons.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

summons
II. order to go to a court of law
ADJ. court | private | witness
VERB + SUMMONS issue, take out | deliver, present (sb with), serve (sb with) The summons can be served on either of the partners in the business.
PREP. ~ against Her neighbours took out a summons against her for noise nuisance.
~ for

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