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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
summons
    n 1: a request to be present; "they came at his bidding" [syn:
         bidding, summons]
    2: an order to appear in person at a given place and time
    3: 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:
       summons, process]
    v 1: call in an official matter, such as to attend court [syn:
         summon, summons, cite]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Summons \Sum"mons\, n.; pl. Summonses. [OE. somouns, OF.
   sumunse, semonse, semonce, F. semonce, semondre to summon,
   OF. p. p. semons. See Summon, v.]
   1. The act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the
      command of a superior, to appear at a place named, or to
      attend to some duty.
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            Special summonses by the king.        --Hallam.
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            This summons . . . unfit either to dispute or
            disobey.                              --Bp. Fell.
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            He sent to summon the seditious, and to offer
            pardon; but neither summons nor pardon was regarded.
                                                  --Sir J.
                                                  Hayward.
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   2. (Law) A warning or citation to appear in court; a written
      notification signed by the proper officer, to be served on
      a person, warning him to appear in court at a day
      specified, to answer to the plaintiff, testify as a
      witness, or the like.
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   3. (Mil.) A demand to surrender.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Summons \Sum"mons\, v. t.
   To summon. [R. or Colloq.] --Swift.
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4. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
SUMMONS, practice. The name of a writ commanding the sheriff, or other 
authorized officer, to notify a party to appear in court to answer a 
complaint made against him and in the said writ specified, on a day therein 
mentioned. 21 Vin. Ab. 42 2 Sell. Pr. 356; 3 Bl. Com. 279. 



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