summons
noun/ˈsʌmənz/
/ˈsʌmənz/
(plural summonses
/ˈsʌmənzɪz/
/ˈsʌmənzɪz/
)- (North American English also citation)an order to appear in court
- to issue a summons against somebody
- The police have been unable to serve a summons on him.
- She received a summons to appear in court the following week.
Extra ExamplesTopics Law and justicec2- The landlord issued a summons against her for non-payment of rent.
- Her neighbours took out a summons against her for noise nuisance.
- The summons can be served on either of the partners in the business.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- court
- jury
- witness
- …
- issue
- take out
- deliver
- …
- summons against
- summons for
- a summons to appear in court
- an order to come and see somebody
- to obey a royal summons
Extra Examples- He received a summons to appear before the committee.
- I received an urgent summons to her office.
- I stayed at home that night awaiting her summons.
- She responded immediately to the summons from her boss.
- She was ready when the summons came.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- urgent
- royal
- send
- send out
- await
- …
- come
- summons from
- summons to
- a summons to appear before somebody
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French sumunse, from an alteration of Latin summonita, feminine past participle of summonere ‘give a hint’, later ‘call, summon’, from sub- ‘secretly’ + monere ‘warn’.
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