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单词 summons
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summons

They have failed to show up despite court summons and legal requirements to turn up.The summons comes in the form of a telegram to the secretary of her work unit.Failure to comply can lead to a court summons.Let us rise to answer its summons.Drivers will still face a court summons for more serious offences.He failed to answer a summons three years ago.You might suddenly have received a court summons because of unpaid bills or you may have just lost your job.Miff demanded that it be put in writing and doubtless the headmaster served summons on his pupil in the standard manner.Offenders will now get court summons.The call was a summons to be at work by 1am.She managed to postpone serving when she received her first summons and successfully avoided serving a second time by claiming to have toothache.He was allowed to drive home but has been told to produce his motoring documents within a week ahead of a court summons.He went in without knocking, as was his usual practice when answering a summons.They sent him a court summons, which should have gone to his parents because of his age.Crucially, disclosure of the evidence must also be made to the defendants when they are served with their summons.Although he had no choice but to answer a summons to battle, he is likely to have been sick with regret.If they ignore this initial warning, the next letter they receive could be a court summons from the affected record or film company.Only 1.4 million crimes were detected and just 47 per cent of those resulted in a charge or summons.The 22-year-old is likely to receive a court summons, although he could be sent fordriver training instead.The overall proportion of offences leading to a charge or summons is 15.5 per cent, more than double that for burglaries.At the recruiting depot yesterday the first of the married men between the ages of 27 and 35 answered the summons to rejoin the colours.I am very much afraid that I come bearing a summons.

In other languages
summons

British English: summons NOUN
A summons is an order to come and see someone.
I received a summons to the Warden's office.
  • American English: summons
  • Brazilian Portuguese: intimação
  • Chinese: 召见令
  • European Spanish: citación
  • French: convocation
  • German: Vorladung
  • Italian: citazione
  • Japanese: 呼び出しの命令
  • Korean: 호출장
  • European Portuguese: intimação
  • Latin American Spanish: citación

(noun) 
Definition
a call or an order to attend a specified place at a specified time
a summons to the palace
Synonyms
order
Mr North had been arrested on the orders of the Spanish government.
call
There was a call by the trade unions for members to stay home for the duration of the strike.
command
The tanker failed to respond to a command to stop.
request
They agreed to his request for help.
instruction
No reason for this instruction was given.
invitation
He received an invitation to lunch.
directive
Thanks to a new directive, labelling will be more specific.
edict
In 1741 Catherine the Great issued an edict of toleration for Buddhism.
dictum
his dictum that the priority of the government must be the health of the people
(noun) 
Definition
an official order requiring a person to attend court, either to answer a charge or to give evidence
She had received a summons to appear in court.
Synonyms
court order
warrant
writ
He issued a writ against one of his critics.
subpoena
arraignment
(verb) 
Definition
to order (someone) to appear in court
The men were summonsed to appear before Hove magistrates.
Synonyms
serve with a writ
summon
subpoena
cite
The judge ruled a mistrial and cited the prosecutors for gross misconduct.
serve with a summons

Additional synonyms

in the sense of call
Definition
a summons or invitation
There was a call by the trade unions for members to stay home for the duration of the strike.
Synonyms
request,
order,
demand,
appeal,
notice,
command,
announcement,
invitation,
plea,
summons,
supplication (formal)
in the sense of cite
Definition
to summon to appear before a court of law
The judge ruled a mistrial and cited the prosecutors for gross misconduct.
Synonyms
summon,
call,
subpoena
in the sense of command
Definition
an authoritative instruction that something must be done
The tanker failed to respond to a command to stop.
Synonyms
order,
demand,
direction,
instruction,
dictate,
requirement,
decree,
bidding,
mandate,
canon,
directive,
injunction,
fiat,
ultimatum,
commandment,
edict,
behest,
precept

Nearby words of
summons

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summons

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Synonyms of 'summons'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of dictum
Definition
a formal statement
his dictum that the priority of the government must be the health of the people
Synonyms
decree,
order,
demand,
statement,
command,
dictate,
canon,
fiat,
edict,
pronouncement
in the sense of directive
Definition
an instruction
Thanks to a new directive, labelling will be more specific.
Synonyms
order,
ruling,
regulation,
charge,
notice,
command,
instruction,
dictate,
decree,
mandate,
canon,
injunction,
imperative,
fiat,
ordinance,
edict
in the sense of edict
Definition
a decree or order given by any authority
In 1741 Catherine the Great issued an edict of toleration for Buddhism.
Synonyms
decree,
law,
act,
order,
ruling,
demand,
command,
regulation,
dictate,
mandate,
canon,
manifesto,
injunction,
statute,
fiat,
ordinance,
proclamation,
enactment,
dictum,
pronouncement,
ukase (rare),
pronunciamento
in the sense of instruction
Definition
a direction or order
No reason for this instruction was given.
Synonyms
order,
ruling,
command,
rule,
demand,
direction,
regulation,
dictate,
decree,
mandate,
directive,
injunction,
behest
in the sense of invitation
Definition
a request to attend a dance, meal, etc.
He received an invitation to lunch.
Synonyms
request,
call,
invite (informal),
bidding,
summons
in the sense of request
Definition
the act or an instance of asking for something
They agreed to his request for help.
Synonyms
appeal,
call,
demand,
plea,
desire,
application,
prayer,
petition,
requisition,
solicitation,
entreaty,
supplication (formal),
suit
in the sense of writ
Definition
a formal legal document ordering a person to do or not to do something
He issued a writ against one of his critics.
Synonyms
summons,
document,
decree,
indictment,
court order,
subpoena,
arraignment
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