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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Summons \Sum"mons\, v. t.
     To summon. [R. or Colloq.] --Swift.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Special summonses by the king.        --Hallam.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This summons . . . unfit either to dispute or
              disobey.                              --Bp. Fell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He sent to summon the seditious, and to offer
              pardon; but neither summons nor pardon was regarded.
                                                    --Sir J.
                                                    Hayward.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Mil.) A demand to surrender.
        [1913 Webster]

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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  summons
       n 1: a request to be present; "they came at his bidding" [syn: bidding]
       2: an order to appear in person at a given place and time
       3: 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 [syn:
          process]
       v : call in an official matter, such as to attend court [syn: summon,
            cite]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  summons
     Αγγλικά n.
     (ετ νομική en) η κλήση, η κλήτευση, η επίσημη πρόσκληση κάποιου για
  να παρουσιαστεί στο δικαστήριο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  summons
     n.
     A call to do something, especially to come.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To serve someone with a summons. (17th C.)
     vb.
     (infl of en summon  s-verb-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  summons
     n.
     A call to do something, especially to come.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To serve someone with a summons. (17th C.)
     vb.
     (infl of en summon  s-verb-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  summons
     n.
     A call to do something, especially to come.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To serve someone with a summons. (17th C.)
     vb.
     (infl of en summon  s-verb-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  summons
     n.
     A call to do something, especially to come.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To serve someone with a summons. (17th C.)
     vb.
     (infl of en summon  s-verb-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  summons
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s ummon s)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  summons
     Engelska n.
     kallelse
     Engelska vb.
     1 (tagg transitivt språk=en) kallas, tillkallas, erhålla en kallelse
  (till domstol, nämnd, parlament eller liknande)
     2 (böjning en verb summon)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  summons /sˈʌmənz/
  dagvaarding

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Summons /sˈʌmənz/
  مذكرة الحضور

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  summons //ˈsʌ.mənz// 
  1. при́зив
  call to do something, especially to come
  2. повиква́телна, призо́вка
  notice summoning someone to appear in court

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  summons /sˈʌmənz/
  zavolání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  summons /sˈʌmənz/ 
  obsílka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  summons /sˈʌmənz/ 
  předvolání

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  summons /sˈʌmənz/
  Vorladung  [gerichtliche] , Ladung  [jur.]
     Synonym: citation
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  summons /sˈʌmənz/
  Vorladung , Einbestellung , Beorderung , Zitierung  [adm.]
           Note: Aufforderung, sich an einem bestimmten Ort einzufinden
        "He received a summons to the boss's office. / a summons from the boss."  - Er wurde zum Chef zitiert.
           Note: order to appear at a particular place

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  summons /sˈʌmənz/
  
  δικαστική κλήση

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  summons //ˈsʌ.mənz// 
  1. kokouskutsu, kutsu
  call to do something, especially to come
  2. haaste, kutsu
  notice summoning someone to appear in court

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  summons /sˈʌmənz/ 
  1. आह्वाहन पत्र
        "Go and issue a summons that he should appear at court tomorrow."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  summons /sˈʌmənz/
  poziv

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  summons /sˈʌmənz/
  1. felszólítás
  2. megidézés
  3. hatósági felszólítás
  4. hatósági értesítés

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  summons //ˈsʌ.mənz// 
  1. 呼び出し
  call to do something, especially to come
  2. 召喚, 召喚状
  notice summoning someone to appear in court

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  summons /'sʌmənz/
  1. kvietimas, šaukimas
  2. teis. šaukimas
  3. (kar.) reikalavimas pasiduoti (t.p. summons to surrender)
  4. įteikti teismo šaukimą

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  summons /sʌmənz/
  1. assignatie, dagvaarding, exploot, toewijzing

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  summons /ˈsʌmənz/
  I.    wezwanie  [też do sądu]
  II.    wzywać do stawiennictwa w sądzie

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  summons /sʌmənz/
  intimação

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  summons //ˈsʌ.mənz// 
  kallelse 2.
  call to do something, especially to come
   3.
  notice summoning someone to appear in court

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  summons /sˈʌmənz/
  1. (çoğ.)-es) resmi emirle davet, celp etme, çağırtma
  2. çağrı, davetiye, mahkeme celpnamesi
  3. (ask.) teslim çağrısı.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsəmənz/

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :   [ bouvier ]

  SUMMONS, practice. The name of a writ commanding the sheriff, or other 
  authorized officer, to notify a party to appear in court to answer a 
  complaint made against him and in the said writ specified, on a day therein 
  mentioned. 21 Vin. Ab. 42 2 Sell. Pr. 356; 3 Bl. Com. 279. 
  
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  91 Moby Thesaurus words for "summons":
     Angelus, Angelus bell, alarm, alarum, battle cry, beck,
     beck and call, bid, bid come, biddance, bidding, birdcall,
     bugle call, call, call away, call back, call for, call forth,
     call in, call out, call together, call up, call-up, calling,
     calling forth, certiorari, citation, cite,
     compulsory military service, conjure, conjure up, conscription,
     convene, convocation, convoke, demand, draft, draft call, drafting,
     engraved invitation, enlistment, enrollment, evocation, evoke,
     garnishment, habeas corpus, impressment, indent, induction,
     invitation, invite, invocation, invoke, last post, levy,
     mobilization, monition, moose call, muster, muster up, nod,
     order up, page, preconization, preconize, press, rallying cry,
     rebel yell, recall, recruiting, recruitment, requisition, reveille,
     selective service, send after, send for, serve, subpoena, summon,
     summon forth, summon up, taps, trumpet call, venire,
     venire de novo, venire facias, war cry, warrant, whistle, writ,
     writ of summons
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 召唤,传唤,召集;
  v. 传唤到法院,唤出,传到;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 召唤,传唤,召集,传票
     vt. 传唤到法院,唤出,传到

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