summons

/'sʌmən/

Thân thiện

A court officer delivers a summons to a person at their front door.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A formal order to appear in a court of law: An official document issued by a court that commands a person to appear before it at a specific time, often to answer a legal charge or as a witness. Failure to comply can result in legal penalties.
   • A call or command to appear at a particular place and time: An authoritative request or order for someone to be present.

2. Verb:

   • To order someone to appear in a court of law: To officially command a person to attend court, typically by issuing a legal summons.
   • To authoritatively call someone to be present: To issue a formal request or command for someone's attendance.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • He received a summons to appear as a witness in the trial.
  • Ignoring a court summons can lead to a warrant for your arrest.
  • They obeyed the king's summons to the palace.

• Verb:

  • The judge summonsed the key witness to testify.
  • The committee has the power to summons individuals for questioning.

Advanced Usage

• "To serve a summons": The act of formally delivering a legal summons to an individual.

  • The process server attempted to serve the summons at his home address.

• "To answer a summons": To comply with a summons by appearing as ordered.

  • The defendant must answer the summons by the date specified.

Variants and Related Words

• Summon (verb): The base form of the verb, meaning to authoritatively call on someone to be present or to do something. (e.g., )
• Summoning (noun/gerund): The act of issuing a summons or calling authoritatively.

Synonyms

• Noun: Writ, subpoena, citation, call, command.
• Verb: Subpoena, cite, call, convene.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(Note: "Summons" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. The base verb "summon" is used instead.) - Summon up: To gather or muster a quality, such as courage or strength. - He had to summon up all his energy to finish the race.

Related Idioms

• "A summons from on high": A humorous or metaphorical way to refer to a call from a person in great authority.
  • When the CEO wants to see you, it feels like a summons from on high.

Học thuật

Noun

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
2. an order to appear in person at a given place and time
3. a request to be present
   • they came at his bidding

Verb

1. call in an official matter, such as to attend court

Từ đồng nghĩa

• process
• bidding
• summon
• cite