summonsnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsʌm.ənz/us/ˈsʌm.ənz/law an official demand to appear in a law court:
He was given/served with a summons to appear in court.
Mr Clarke's insurance company had issued a summons for unpaid mortgage repayments.
formal an order to come and see someone:
They sat there as if they were waiting for some sort of summons.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking legal action
- appear
- appear for sb
- bring
- civil action
- class action
- complainant
- court
- double jeopardy
- enter
- indict
- indictment
- law
- legal
- make legal history idiom
- petitioner
- plaintiff
- prefer
- proceed
- proceed against sb
- serve
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