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Meanings of summons in English

Spanish
convocar

Call in an official matter, such as to attend court.

convocar
Portuguese
intimação
Catalan
citació
Spanish
llamamiento

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.

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intimação
Portuguese
intimação
Spanish
citacion

Legal document issued by a court or by an administrative agency of government for various purposes.

Related terms
intimação

A request to be present.

Usage of summons in English
1
Local community support officers now have the power to issue a summons.
The Guardian
2
It is therefore an object, not a particular object that he summons.
The Great Book of Amber
3
My father went south once, to answer the summons of a king.
A Game of Thrones
4
In answer to the summons, the man in mourning made his appearance.
Our Little Korean Cousin
5
Then he spun and walked the other way to answer the summons.
Dangerous Women
6
Any hesitation, any doubt, that I might answer the emperor's summons vanished.
Song of the Nile
7
One bank, though, declined its summons to appear before the City minister.
The Guardian
8
Perhaps he did not wish to reveal his reason for this summons.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
9
Utter silence reigned in the room until the servant answered his summons.
Never-Fail Blake
10
It was an urgent summons home; the old father was very low.
The Street of Seven Stars
11
When the summons actually came, I was not in the least surprised.
At the Point of the Sword
12
She summons the Harlequin, who in turn brings the Roses of Castile.
A Truthful Woman in Southern California
13
It was in Madalena Roads that the long-expected summons came at last.
The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 / The Embodiment of the Sea Power o...
14
John Wilkes came down in answer to the summons of the bell.
When London Burned : a Story of Restoration Times and the Great ...
15
Frisbie took him in charge, and Ford went to obey the summons.
Empire Builders
16
This was surely a summons to appear in Scotland and explain himself.
The red door
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Translations for summons
Catalan
citació
Summons through the time
Summons across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common