sum·mons 
(sŭmənz)
(sŭmənz)n. pl. sum·mons·es
1. A call by an authority to appear, come, or do something.
2. Law
a. An order or process directing a person, especially a defendant in a case, to appear in court.
b. An order or process directing a person to report to court as a potential juror.
tr.v. sum·monsed, sum·mons·ing, sum·mons·es
Law
Law
1. To order to appear in or report to court by means of a summons: the defendant was summonsed to the district court.
2. To serve with a summons.
[Middle English somons, from Old French somonse, from feminine past participle of somondre, to summon; see SUMMON.]