summons
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈsʌmənz/
- Formal
- So if you're an adult and you jump a turnstile, you should get arrested or at least a summons, right?
- receive a summons
- issue a summons
- jury summons
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- So if you're an adult and you jump a turnstile, you should get arrested or at least a summons, right?
- If you want to settle outside of court, the US Marshals will be coming to your door to hand you a summons.
Examples
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Well, every family in the co-op has just received a court summons.
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In his mail, he discovered a summons from the Las Vegas Police Department.
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There might be a jury summons and it's just you got to go in on your birthday.
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You need a witness summons, then.
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May I see your summons please?
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But is there enough for a court summons?
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First thing we do is we file a summons and a complaint against the MTA.
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You are hereby served a summons.
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Jack, you can't ignore the summons!
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Every eligible citizen must respond to a jury summons if selected.
Synonyms
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9.1
A written order from a court telling someone to go to court or bring papers
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8.3
A court document that orders someone to appear in a civil case
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6.4
An official paper ordering someone to appear in court
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9.9
A court order telling someone to come and bring certain documents
A court order telling a person to go to court and testify as a witness
A formal notice given after a claim asking people to explain why the court should not enter judgment against them
A formal court order telling people to appear and explain their side
Antonyms
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Summons comes from an old Latin verb made of sub- 'under' and monere 'to warn or call', so it originally meant a formal 'calling'. That's why a summons is an official order that tells you to appear in court.