summons
21summons — I. noun (plural summonses) Etymology: Middle English somouns, from Anglo French somonse, from past participle of somondre Date: 13th century 1. the act of summoning; especially a call by authority to appear at a place named or to attend to a duty …
22summons — 1. noun /ˈsʌmənz/ a) A call to do something, especially to come. b) A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness. 2 …
23Summons — This unusual name is medieval English. It is not occupational as may be thought, but is one of the variant forms of the name Simmons. This itself derives from the surname Simon , a creation from the popular personal name. This was a common… …
24summons — Synonyms and related words: Angelus, Angelus bell, alarm, alarum, battle cry, beck, beck and call, bid, bid come, biddance, bidding, birdcall, bugle call, call, call away, call back, call for, call forth, call in, call out, call together, call up …
25summons — sum|mons [ sʌmənz ] noun count 1. ) an official document that orders someone to appear in a court of law: The district judge will issue a summons, which is normally served by a court officer. 2. ) FORMAL an urgent request or order for someone to… …
26summons — sum·mons || sÊŒmÉ™nz n. request, demand; notice ordering a person to appear in court v. serve with a summons, order to appear before a court sum·mon || sÊŒmÉ™n v. convene, assemble; send for, request the presence of; order to appear before a… …
27summons — noun (plural summonses) 1》 an order to appear in a law court. 2》 an act of summoning. verb chiefly Law serve with a summons. Origin ME: from OFr. sumunse, from an alt. of L. summonita, feminine past participle of summonere (see summon) …
28summons — 1 noun plural summonses (C) an official order to appear in a court of law: serve a summons on sb (=order someone to appear in court) 2 verb (transitive usually passive) to order someone to appear in a court of law: I was summonsed to appear as a… …
29summons — [ˈsʌmənz] noun [C] an official document that orders someone to appear in a court of law summons verb [T] …
30summons to appear and answer — index monition (legal summons) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
