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summons

sum·mons

UK/ˈsʌ.mənz/ US/ˈsʌmʌnz/ fairly common
noun (3) verb (1)

noun

1.

a request to be present

  • “they came at his bidding”
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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

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verb

1.

call in an official matter, such as to attend court

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Origin

From Middle English somouns (“order or command to do something”), borrowed from Old French sumunce (modern French semonce), from Vulgar Latin *summonsa, a noun use of the feminine past participle of summoneō, summonēre (“to summon”).

Phrases

  • alias summons
  • originating summons
  • pluries summons
  • writ of summons

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