summons
41writ of summons — ➔ summons1 * * * writ of summons UK US noun [C] (plural writs of summons) ► LAW an official order for someone to appear in a court of law when they have been accused of committing an offence against someone: »The civil action was heard in the… …
42Writ of summons — A Writ of Summons may be* Writ of summons a writ that enables a peer to sit in Parliament. * A Writ of summons is a document instituting legal proceedings, see Summons …
43A Summons to Memphis — infobox Book | name = A Summons to Memphis title orig = translator = image caption = Early paperback edition cover author = Peter Taylor cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Alfred A Knopf… …
44Judgment summons — Judgment summons, in English law, a summons issued under the Debtors Act 1869, on the application of a creditor who has obtained a judgment for the payment of a sum of money by instalments or otherwise, where the order for payment has not been… …
45witness summons — ➔ summons1 * * * witness summons UK US noun [C] UK LAW ► a legal document ordering someone to appear in a court of law to give information about a particular person or event: apply for/issue/serve a witness summons »Witness summonses can be… …
46John Doe summons — n: a summons made out to an unidentified defendant who is referred to in the summons as John Doe Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
47originating summons — ➔ summons1 * * * originating summons UK US noun [C] UK LAW ► ORIGINATING APPLICATION(Cf. ↑originating application) …
48The Summons — infobox Book | name = The Summons title orig = translator = image caption = author = John Grisham cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Legal thriller novel publisher = Doubleday release date = 2002 media type …
49writof summons — writ of summons n. pl. writs of summons A writ directing a person to appear in court to answer a complaint. * * * …
50alias summons — A new summons issued in the same form and to serve the same purpose as one previously issued, and usually issued where the original summons has been returned, and hence has become functus officio, without having been served on any or all of the… …
