The action or an act of citing or summoning someone to a court of law, tribunal, or the like; the fact of being summoned. In later use also: the…
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| 释义 | society > law > administration of justice > process, writ, warrant, or order > [noun] > summons (51) citationc1325 The action or an act of citing or summoning someone to a court of law, tribunal, or the like; the fact of being summoned. In later use also: the… summonancec1410 A summons. process1423 Law. The formal commencement of any legal action; the mandate, summons, or writ by which a person or thing is brought into court for litigation. summons1429 An official writ that orders a person to appear in a court of law. Law. An official writ giving notice that a court action has begun, and ordering… summonitionc1455 A summons, esp. to appear in a court of law. venire facias1463 A writ issued against a person indicted of a misdemeanour, summoning him to appear before the court. Obsolete. letters citatory1465 Chiefly Law. Esp. of a document: having the function of citing or summoning someone; relating to or concerned with this action. Esp. in letters cit… summonda1500 A formal document or writ ordering the recipient to appear before a court. See summons, n. 2a 2b. interpellation1579 A summons, citation. Obsolete. butterfly1583 Perhaps: some sort of legal summons or formal demand. Obsolete. exploit1622 Law. A citation, summons, or writ. Obsolete. rare. monition1649 Maritime Law. A process similar to a writ of summons, commencing a cause for the condemnation of a ship as prize. Also: an order, esp. of the… cital1760 The action or an act of citing someone or something (in various senses of the verb); citation. venire1763 = venire facias, n. 2. Obsolete. exaction1816 (See quot. 1816 and exact, v. 7). assignation1884 A summons to appear in court. (French.) blister1903 A summons. slang. bluey1909 Australian and New Zealand colloquial. A summons to appear in court. Also: an official notice of any offence; a ticket. Cf. blue, n. 22. blue1939 Australian and New Zealand slang. A summons (cf. bluey, n. 6). Subcategories:— in Scotland (1) — in Isle of Man (1) — written form (1) — second or renewed summons (1) — summoning or issuing of summons (9) — subpoena for defendant (2) — subpoena for witness (2) — subpoena for documents (2) — slip listing jurors and attached to writ (1) — process by which vouchee was called (7) — other types of summons (3) — clause in summons (1) — cancelling a summons (1) |
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