ALL meanings of summons
sum·mons
S s - noun plural summons an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is summoned. 1
- noun plural summons a request, demand, or call to do something: a summons to surrender. 1
- noun plural summons Law. a call or citation by authority to appear before a court or a judicial officer. the writ by which the call is made. 1
- noun plural summons an authoritative call or notice to appear at a specified place, as for a particular purpose or duty. 1
- noun plural summons a call issued for the meeting of an assembly or parliament. 1
- verb with object summons to call upon to do something specified. 1
- verb with object summons to call for the presence of, as by command, message, or signal; call. 1
- verb with object summons to call or notify to appear at a specified place, especially before a court: to summon a defendant. 1
- verb with object summons to authorize or order a gathering of; call together by authority, as for deliberation or action: to summon parliament. 1
- verb with object summons to call into action; rouse; call forth (often. followed by up): to summon all one's courage. 1
- countable noun summons A summons is an order to come and see someone. 0
- countable noun summons A summons is an official order to appear in court. 0
- verb summons If someone is summonsed, they are officially ordered to appear in court. 0
- noun summons a call, signal, or order to do something, esp to appear in person or attend at a specified place or time 0
- noun summons an official order requiring a person to attend court, either to answer a charge or to give evidence 0
- noun summons the writ making such an order 0
- noun summons a call or command given to the members of an assembly to convene a meeting 0
- verb summons to take out a summons against (a person) 0
- noun summons an order or command to come, attend, appear, or perform some action 0
- noun summons an official order to appear in court, specif. to respond as a defendant to a charge; also, the writ containing such an order 0
- noun summons a call, command, knock, or other signal that summons 0
- verb transitive summons to serve a court summons upon 0