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| sum·mons [ súmmənz ] |
noun (plural sum·mons·es) |
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1. court order to defendant: a written order to somebody to appear in court to answer a complaint
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2. court order to witness: a written order to a witness or juror to appear in court
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3. order by authority to appear: an authoritative demand to appear in a specific place at a specific time
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transitive verb (past and past participle sum·monsed, present participle sum·mons·ing, 3rd person present singular sum·mons·es) |
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serve somebody with summons: to serve somebody with a summons to appear in court
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| [13th century. < Old French somonse, past participle of somondre< Latin summonere (see summon)] |
