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- DictionarySum·mons/ˈsəmənz/
noun
- 1. an order to appear before a judge or magistrate, or the writ containing it: "a summons for nonpayment of a parking ticket"
verb
- 1. serve (someone) with a summons: "he has been summonsed to appear in court next month"
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.
to call for the presence of, as by command, message, or signal; call. to call or notify to appear at a specified place, especially before a court: to summon a defendant. to authorize or order a gathering of; call together by authority, as for deliberation or action: to summon parliament.
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.
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.
Definition of summons noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
sum·mons. (sŭm′ənz) 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. 1.
Oct 2, 2012 · noun, plural sum·mons·es. an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned. a request, demand, or call to do something: 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.
