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| summons [ súmmənz ] |
noun (plural summonses) |
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1. court order to defendant: a written order to somebody to attend court to answer a complaint
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2. court order to witness: a written order to a witness to attend court
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3. order by authority to appear: an authoritative demand to appear in a specific place at a specific time
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transitive verb (3rd person present singular summonses, present participle summonsing, past and past participle summonsed) |
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serve somebody with summons: to serve somebody with a summons to attend court
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| [13th century. < Old French somonse, past participle of somondre< Latin summonere (see summon)] |
