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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"
The meaning of SUMMONS is the act of summoning; especially : a call by authority to appear at a place named or to attend to a duty. How to use summons in a sentence.
1. : to issue a call to convene : convoke. 2. : to command by service of a summons to appear in court. 3. : to call upon for specified action. 4. : to bid to come : send for. summon a physician. 5. : to call forth : evoke often used with up. summonable. ˈsə-mə-nə-bəl. adjective. summoner. ˈsə-mə-nər. ˈsəm-nər. noun. Synonyms. call. hail.
a call or citation by authority to appear before a court or a judicial officer. the writ by which the call is made. an authoritative call or notice to appear at a specified place, as for a particular purpose or duty. a call issued for the meeting of an assembly or parliament.
to order someone to come to a person or place: The police mobile rapid response unit was summonsed to the scene shortly before 10pm. Children were summonsed into school by a bell.
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.
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.
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.
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 summon verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To summon is to formally call for the presence of someone. If, as soccer team captain, you find that your team members are an hour late for the big game, you might need to summon them — and fast. Summon can also mean “gather up,” as one might summon one’s courage" before that big game.
