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   summons

   /ˈsʌmənz/

   noun

   • 1. an order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing such an order: "a summons for non-payment of a parking ticket" Similar writsubpoenawarrantarraignmentindictmentcourt orderprocesscitationsubpoena ad testificandumorderdirectivecommandinstructiondictumdemanddecreeinjunctionfiatedictdirectionchargebiddingcallrequestinvitationpleaappeal
   • ▪ an authoritative or urgent call to someone to be present or to do something: "they might receive a summons to fly to France next day"

   verb

   • 1. serve (someone) with a summons: "he has been summonsed to appear in court next month"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French sumunse, from an alteration of Latin summonita, feminine past participle of summonere (see summon).

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   What does a summons mean?

   • A summons is an official order to appear in court. She had received a summons to appear in court. If someone is summonsed, they are officially ordered to appear in court. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. a. b. 3. 4. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. a. b. Law

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   What is a summons writ?

   • , plural sum·mons·es. an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned. a summons to surrender. Law. a call or citation by authority to appear before a court or a judicial officer. the writ by which the call is made. an authoritative call or notice to appear at a specified place, as for a particular purpose or duty.

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   What is a Court of Session summons?

   • A Court of Session summons is a document that institutes summary (minor) criminal proceedings in a sheriff or district court. It sets out the offence charged and requires the appearance of a Defender. The conclusion in a Court of Session summons is the statement of the precise order sought.

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   What is a police summons (ticket) in Indiana Code?

   • In Indiana Code, a summons, which is another term for a subpoena used by the criminal justice system, will clearly show the officer or the officer’s vehicle to casual observations to be an officer or a police vehicle. Subsection (a) does not apply to an officer in an unmarked police vehicle while making an arrest or issuing a traffic information and summons.

   Indiana Code 9-30-2-2. Uniform and badge; marked police

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   What is the difference between a summon and a convoke?

   • summon, call, cite, convoke, convene, muster mean to demand the presence of. summon implies the exercise of authority. call may be used less formally for summon. cite implies a summoning to court usually to answer a charge. convoke implies a summons to assemble for deliberative or legislative purposes. convene is somewhat less formal than convoke.

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   What does somonen mean?

   • Middle English somnen, somonen, from Anglo-French somondre, from Vulgar Latin *summonere, alteration of Latin summonēre to remind secretly, from sub- secretly + monēre to warn — more at sub-, mind

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   SUMMONS definition: 1. an official demand to appear in a court of law: 2. an order to come and see someone: 3. to…. Learn more.

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     SUMMONS meaning: 1. an official demand to appear in a court...

   • Znaczenie Summons, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     summons definicja: 1. an official demand to appear in a...

   • Summons: Polish Translation

     SUMMONS translate: wezwanie. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Summons in Russian

     SUMMONS translate: судебная повестка . Learn more in the...

   • Summons in Traditional Chinese

     SUMMONS translate: （法庭的）傳喚，傳訊，傳票, 命令;召喚. Learn more in the...

   • Summons in Simplified Chinese

     SUMMONS translate: （法庭的）传唤，传讯，传票, 命令;召唤. Learn more in the...

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   The meaning of SUMMONS is the act of summoning; especially : a call by authority to appear at a place named or to attend to a duty. How to use summons in a sentence.

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   to issue a call to convene : convoke; to command by service of a summons to appear in court; to call upon for specified action… See the full definition

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   1. countable noun. A summons is an order to come and see someone. I received a summons to the Palace. 2. countable noun. A summons is an official order to appear in court. She had received a summons to appear in court.

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   to order someone come to a particular place, or to officially tell someone to be present: The president summoned an emergency meeting of his advisers. I have been summoned to appear in court. To summon is also to find, call, or gather together something for use: I couldn't summon any strength.

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   a call or citation by authority to appear before a court or a judicial officer. the writ by which the call is made. an authoritative call or notice to appear at a specified place, as for a particular purpose or duty. a call issued for the meeting of an assembly or parliament.

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   A summons is a request or order for someone to show up, especially for legal matters. You could get a summons to testify at a trial, for example.