Definition of summons Summons

/sʌˈmʌnz/ - [sumunz] - sum•mons

We found 12 definitions of summons from 5 different sources.

What does summons mean?

Noun Plural: summons
summons - 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
		process
		judicial writ, writ (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
		citation thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948
		process of monition, monition a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted
summons - an order to appear in person at a given place and time
		order the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
summons - a request to be present; "they came at his bidding"
		bidding
		invitation a tempting allurement; "she was an invitation to trouble"

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summons (Noun)
A call to do something, especially to come.
summons (Noun)
A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness.
summons (Verb)
To serve someone with a summons.

summons (v.)
The act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the command of a superior, to appear at a place named, or to attend to some duty.
summons (v.)
A warning or citation to appear in court; a written notification signed by the proper officer, to be served on a person, warning him to appear in court at a day specified, to answer to the plaintiff, testify as a witness, or the like.
summons (v.)
A demand to surrender.
summons (v. t.)
To summon.

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summons in sign language