summons

Definition of summons in English English dictionary: A call to do something, especially to come; Third-person singular simple present indicative form of summon; A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness; To serve someone with a summons; {n} sing. a call of authority, call, citation; A notice to a defendant that an action against him or her has begun in the court issuing the summons, and that a judgment will be issued against the defendant if the complaint is not answered within a certain time; A writ directing the sheriff or other officer to notify the named person that an action has been commenced against him in court and that he is required to appear, on the day named, and answer the complaint in such action; a legal order requiring a defendant to appear in court for an initial appearance or arraignment; Notice that a lawsuit has been filed and an explanation of how to respond; {i} request, demand; notice ordering a person to appear in court; A warning or citation to appear in court; a written notification signed by the proper officer, to be served on a person, warning him to appear in court at a day specified, to answer to the plaintiff, testify as a witness, or the like; the written notification of the lawsuit that is served on the defendant; An order requiring an accused to appear in court to answer to a charge The summons outlines the date, time and location of the court Failure to appear may result in a Warrant of Arrest being issued; A document issued from the office of a Court of Justice Used as a means of commencing an action, eg: Originating summons, or commanding the parties to attend Court on an Application by either party for issues to be resolved by the Court where proceedings have already been commenced; A notice to a defendant that he or she has been sued or charged with a crime and is required to appear in court A jury summons requires the person receiving it to report for possible jury duty; A formal request from the Assembly for a third party to appear before an Investigative Committee to present evidence and answer questions; A summons is an order to come and see someone. I received a summons to the Palace from Sir Robert Fellowes, the Queen's private secretary; A summons issued by a court or by the police which requires a person (defendant or witness) to attend a specified court at a specified time; an order to appear in person at a given place and time; A notification to the named person that an action has been commenced against him in Court and that he is required to appear, on the day named, and answer the complaint in such action; A notice given to a party that a court action has been started against them; A leading or initial process method of serving notice on a defendant informing him of the lawsuit and requiring him to appear and defend on a certain day, or suffer a default judgment; A pleading filed with the Court and served on the opposing party giving formal notice of the filing of the divorce; Written notice to a party to appear in court as specified to respond to a legal action; call in an official matter, such as to attend court; A writ directing the marshal to notify the person named that an action has been commenced against him in the court, and that he is required to appear and answer the complaint; A document which is issued by the Court requiring the attendance of the person named in the summons at court on a specified date A summons may be used in both civil and criminal proceedings; To summon; 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; A notice issued by the Tribunal calling a person to appear before it or present documents; An appearance ticket requiring a defendant to appear before the court for arraignment on an underlying accusatory instrument; third person singular of summon; {f} serve with a summons, order to appear before a court; A document which is served upon (delivered to) a person who is named as a defendant or respondent in a lawsuit The summons notifies the person that the lawsuit has been filed against him or her and tells them that they have a certain time limit in which to file an answer or response in reply The summons accompanies the Petition and tells the other party the following crucial facts: 1 ) They have 30 days to submit an Answer to the Petition 2 ) That neither party may harass the other party during the divorce proceedings 3 ) That neither party may change insurance coverage during the divorce proceedings 4 ) That neither party may sell assets while the divorce is pending, (with certain noted exceptions) 5 ) That both parties are encouraged to pursue mediation; A legal instrument issued by the court’s clerk that is served upon a defendant by the sheriff, a process server or by certified mail, with a copy of the petition or complaint to notify the defendant of the lawsuit and summon their appearance in court; If someone is summonsed, they are officially ordered to appear in court. The men were summonsed and last week 30 appeared before Hove magistrates. summonses an official order to appear in a court of (Hukuk) to order someone to appear in a court of (Hukuk) In law, written notification that one is required to appear in court. In civil (noncriminal) cases, it notifies a defendant that he or she must appear and defend (e.g., by filing an answer) within a specified time or a default judgment will be rendered for the plaintiff. The summons is also used in cases involving minor criminal offenses (e.g., traffic violations) to call defendants to appear and answer to charges against them. See also subpoena; A notice to the named person that an action has been commenced against him in court and that he is required to appear, on the day named, and answer the complaint; A demand to surrender; The act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the command of a superior, to appear at a place named, or to attend to some duty; A notice requiring a defendant to appear in court; A notice to a defendant that an action has been filed and that a judgment will be entered should the defendant fail to answer the complaint within the statutory time limit; A summons is an official order to appear in court. She had received a summons to appear in court; Document or writ directing the sheriff or other officer to notify a person that an action has been commenced against that individual and that he or she is required to appear, on a certain day, and answer the complaint in such action; a request to be present; "they came at his bidding"
summon: To call people together; to convene
Silence is primary, summoning presence to itself; so it's a connection to the realm of origin.
summon: {v} to call by authority, cite, rouse
answered to summons: appeared before a court of law, arrived for a hearing
originating summons: speedy civil trial based on depositions of the sides
summon: To order someone to appear in court, especially by issuing a summons
summon: Any creature created through a spell, item or ability, with the exception of extra-planar beings Extra-planar creatures (demons, devas and planetars) are gated rather than summoned
summon: To ask someone to come; to send for
summon: If you summon someone, you order them to come to you. Howe summoned a doctor and hurried over Suddenly we were summoned to the interview room He has been summoned to appear in court on charges of incitement to law-breaking
summon: gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"
summon: If you summon a quality, you make a great effort to have it. For example, if you summon the courage or strength to do something, you make a great effort to be brave or strong, so that you will be able to do it. It took her a full month to summon the courage to tell her mother. Summon up means the same as summon. Painfully shy, he finally summoned up courage to ask her to a game
summon: To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; often with up
summon: {f} convene, assemble; send for, request the presence of; order to appear before a court; demand; rouse, call forth
summon: to call the spirits; very dangerous because you don't know who you're calling
summon: To call upon to surrender, as a fort
summon: To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses
summon: call in an official matter, such as to attend court
summon: call in an official matter, such as to attend court ask to come; "summon a lawyer
summon: Creature Spell
summon: make ready for action or use; "marshal resources"
summon: ask to come; "summon a lawyer"
writ of summons: A writ directing a person to appear in court to answer a complaint

summons

Hyphenation

sum·mons

Turkish pronunciation

sʌmınz

Pronunciation

/ˈsəmənz/ /ˈsʌmənz/

Etymology

[ 's&-m&n ] (transitive verb.) 13th century. From Old French sumunce (modern French semonce), from popular Latin *summonsa, a noun use of the feminine past participle of summonere ‘to summon’.