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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]
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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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Thesaurus Results for summons:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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