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Summons
01
an official order requiring someone to appear in court
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
summonses
Examples
He received a summons to appear in court.
02
a request to be present
03
an order to appear in person at a given place and time
to summons
01
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
summons
3rd person singular
summonses
Present participle
summonsing
Past simple
summonsed
Past participle
summonsed
