summons
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1. 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 (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | judicial writ, writ, |
| definition | : | (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | citation, |
| definition | : | a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | monition, process of monition, |
| definition | : | a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | ticket, |
| definition | : | a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation) (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
2. an order to appear in person at a given place and time (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | order, |
| definition | : | (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | call up, |
| definition | : | an order to report for military duty (noun.communication) |
3. a request to be present (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | invitation, |
| definition | : | a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something (noun.communication) |
4. call in an official matter, such as to attend court (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | call, send for, |
| definition | : | order, request, or command to come (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | vouch, |
| definition | : | summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | demand, |
| definition | : | summon to court (verb.communication) |
5. 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 (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | cite, summon, summons, |
| definition | : | call in an official matter, such as to attend court (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | action, litigate, process, sue, |
| definition | : | institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against (verb.social) |
6. an order to appear in person at a given place and time (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | cite, summon, summons, |
| definition | : | call in an official matter, such as to attend court (verb.communication) |
7. a request to be present (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | bid, invite, |
| definition | : | ask someone in a friendly way to do something (verb.communication) |
8. call in an official matter, such as to attend court (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | process, summons, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | citation, |
| definition | : | a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | summons, |
| definition | : | an order to appear in person at a given place and time (noun.communication) |
9. 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 (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | cite, summon, summons, |
| definition | : | call in an official matter, such as to attend court (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | action, litigate, process, sue, |
| definition | : | institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against (verb.social) |
10. an order to appear in person at a given place and time (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | cite, summon, summons, |
| definition | : | call in an official matter, such as to attend court (verb.communication) |
11. a request to be present (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | bid, invite, |
| definition | : | ask someone in a friendly way to do something (verb.communication) |
12. call in an official matter, such as to attend court (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | process, summons, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | citation, |
| definition | : | a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | summons, |
| definition | : | an order to appear in person at a given place and time (noun.communication) |
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