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summons

/ summons /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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
Type of:
writ judicial writ
Kinds of:
citation monition process of monition ticket
Derived:
serve process swear out action sue
Domain:
law jurisprudence
noun Sense 2
an order to appear in person at a given place and time
Type of:
order
Kinds of:
call up
Derived:
summon cite
noun Sense 3
a request to be present
"they came at his bidding"
Type of:
invitation
Derived:
invite bid
verb Sense 4
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
Type of:
call send for
Kinds of:
vouch vouch in demand
Derived:
citation process
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
2
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writ judicial writ citation monition process of monition ticket order call up invitation call send for vouch