summons en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English somouns (“order or command to do something”), borrowed from Old French sumunce (modern French semonce), from Vulgar Latin *summonsa, a noun use of the feminine past participle of summoneō, summonēre (“to summon”).
Meanings
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A call to do something, especially to come.
He sent to summon the seditious, and to offer pardon[…]; but neither summons nor pardon was any thing regarded.
1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward VI:this summons […] unfit either to dispute or disobey
1661, John Fell, The Life of the Most Learned, Reverend and Pious Dr. H. Hammond:It was more than a week after his introduction to Carrados that Lieutenant Hollyer had a summons to present himself at The Turrets again. He found Mr Carlyle already there and the two friends awaiting his arrival.
1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:special summonses by the king
1818, Henry Hallam, View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages:
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A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness.
Four summonses were brought recently on behalf of St. Pancras Borough Council against the British Transport Commission in respect of the emission of smoke by locomotives standing at Camden Motive Power Depot. (The summonses were dismissed)
1955 December, “Emission of Smoke by Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 812:
- A demand for surrender.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| summonses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
summonser · originating summons · alias summons · nonsummons · summonsee · writ of summons · unsummonsed · pluries summons
Descendants
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
pluries summons · originating summons · alias summons · subpoena ad respondendum · subpoena duces tecum · subpoena ad testificandum
Synonyms
subpoena · writ of summons · citation · invocation · summons · subpoena
Translations (75)
be вы́заў (call to do something, especially to come) · cmn 傳票 /传票 (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · hu beidézés (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · ga fógra (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · id surat pemanggilan sidang (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · az çağırış (call to do something, especially to come) · it convocazione (call to do something, especially to come) · ar اِسْتِدْعَاء (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · ja 呼び出し (call to do something, especially to come) · es citación (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · ja 召喚 (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · grc κλῆσις (call to do something, especially to come) · nl oproep (call to do something, especially to come) · ota دعوت (call to do something, especially to come) · cy gwŷs (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · hy ծանուցագիր (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · pt intimação (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · de Aufforderung (call to do something, especially to come) · fi kokouskutsu (call to do something, especially to come) · nl dagvaarding (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · ko 소환장 (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · uk за́клик (call to do something, especially to come) · bg при́зив (call to do something, especially to come) · ga toghairm (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · cmn 傳訊 /传讯 (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · ceb sumon (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · de Vorladung (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · uk пові́стка (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · ar اِسْتِدْعَاء (call to do something, especially to come) · id surat panggilan sidang (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · ms saman (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · be вы́клік (call to do something, especially to come) · cs výzva (call to do something, especially to come) · fr citation à comparaître (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · uk виклика́ння (call to do something, especially to come) · ru вы́зов (call to do something, especially to come) · ru пове́стка (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · fr convocation (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · az çağırış (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · el κλήση (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · pl wezwanie (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · ca compareixença (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · be паве́стка (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · bn সমন (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · fi kutsu (call to do something, especially to come) · pt convocação (call to do something, especially to come) · be выкліка́нне (call to do something, especially to come) · es convocatoria (call to do something, especially to come) · ca citació (call to do something, especially to come) · sw barua ya wito (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · id surat panggilan (call to do something, especially to come) · fr convocation (call to do something, especially to come) · ko 소환 (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · hu idézés (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · bg призо́вка (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · sk predvolanie (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · th หมายเรียก (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · fi haaste (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · it adunanza (call to do something, especially to come) · grc κλῆσις (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · ja 召喚状 (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · fi kutsu (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · it citazione (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · pl wezwanie (call to do something, especially to come) · fr citation (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · hi सम्मन (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · sv kallelse (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · cs předvolání (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · bg повиква́телна (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · sq fletëthirrje (notice summoning someone to appear in court) · ga toghairm (call to do something, especially to come) · gl chamamento (call to do something, especially to come) · sv kallelse (call to do something, especially to come) · uk ви́клик (call to do something, especially to come) · ta சம்மன் (notice summoning someone to appear in court)