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Meanings of peremptory summons in English

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Usage of peremptory summons in English
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Roldan descended the stair as the bells rang out their peremptory summons.
The Valiant Runaways
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That same peremptory summons reaches beyond these four fishermen to us all.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor P...
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The peremptory summons, once more repeated, roused him from his meditations.
El Dorado: An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel
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Obedient to this peremptory summons, Lucilla, Nugent, and I returned to the sitting-room.
Poor Miss Finch
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Every man who answered her peremptory summons looked like a derelict.
Sleeping Fires: a Novel
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The peremptory summons from the queen had delayed the attack.
The Dargonesti (Elves of the Sea)
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Instead of complying with this peremptory summons, Mr. Munday attempted to close with him.
A Book of Remarkable Criminals
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A peremptory summons from the commander of a dozen ships of the line secured immediate submission.
The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Indepe...
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But a peremptory summons from an animated nursery forbids my lingering longer in this fruitful field.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 / A Mag...
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There is a hateful authority in its brassy, peremptory summons that puts one on the defensive immediately.
Calvary Alley
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The priest here rose, and, with formal politeness, excused himself, urging the peremptory summons of the Council.
The Crusade of the Excelsior
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He was mystified and not a little upset by this almost peremptory summons from the old man.
Jane Cable
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Why don't- 'Butthe crash of meat and boxes, in the cache, abruptly quenched this peremptory summons.
The Son of the Wolf
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I immediately obeyed this peremptory summons, and, going round by the passage, got the box-opener to usher me in.
French and Oriental Love in a Harem
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Lord Bazelhurst visited his wife's room later in the night, called there by a more or less peremptory summons.
Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3
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Mrs. Sanders again sent a peremptory summons for us all to go to London and make her a visit.
Memories of Hawthorne
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