summons
IPA: sˈʌmʌnz
noun
- A call to do something, especially to come.
- (law) A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness.
- (military) A demand for surrender.
verb
- (transitive) To serve someone with a summons.
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Examples of "summons" in Sentences
- Most of the summons are about the same.
- He is the person who received the summons.
- He did not know the reason for the summons.
- The cry of distress is the summons to relief.
- Eventually, the summons from the priest comes.
- The summons is the descendant of the writ of the common law.