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English Dictionary: summons	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for summons
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
summons n a request to be present; "they came at his bidding" [syn: bidding, summons] an order to appear in person at a given place and time a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant Synonym(s): summons, process v call in an official matter, such as to attend court [syn: summon, summons, cite]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Summons \Sum"mons\, n.; pl. {Summonses}. [OE. somouns, OF. sumunse, semonse, semonce, F. semonce, semondre to summon, OF. p. p. semons. See {Summon}, v.] 1. The act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the command of a superior, to appear at a place named, or to attend to some duty. Special summonses by the king. --Hallam. This summons . . . unfit either to dispute or disobey. --Bp. Fell. He sent to summon the seditious, and to offer pardon; but neither summons nor pardon was regarded. --Sir J. Hayward. 2. (Law) A warning or citation to appear in court; a written notification signed by the proper officer, to be served on a person, warning him to appear in court at a day specified, to answer to the plaintiff, testify as a witness, or the like. 3. (Mil.) A demand to surrender.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Summons \Sum"mons\, v. t. To summon. [R. or Colloq.] --Swift.