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Defenition of the word summons

    • Defenition of the word summons

      • a request to be present; "they came at his bidding"
      • call in an official matter, such as to attend court
      • an order to appear in person at a given place and time
      • 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
      • 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
      • a request to be present

    Synonyms for the word summons

      • bidding
      • call for
      • cite
      • command
      • directive
      • order
      • process
      • summon
      • writ

    Similar words in the summons

      • summons
      • summons's
      • summonses

    Hyponyms for the word summons

      • call up
      • citation
      • demand
      • monition
      • process of monition
      • ticket
      • vouch
      • vouch in

    Hypernyms for the word summons

      • call
      • invitation
      • judicial writ
      • order
      • send for
      • writ

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