summons
noun[C]
uk/ˈsʌm.ənz/us/ˈsʌm.ənz/lawspecialized
anofficialdemandtoappearin acourtoflaw:
He wasgiven/servedwitha summonstoappearincourt.他被传唤出庭。
Mr Clarke'sinsurancecompanyhadissueda summonsforunpaidmortgagerepayments.克拉克先生的保险公司已就未偿还的按揭贷款提起诉讼。
formal
anorderto come andseesomeone:
命令；召唤Theysatthere as if they werewaitingfor somesortof summons.他们坐在那里，仿佛是在等待召唤。
Taking legal action
- abatement order
- accuse
- ambulance-chasing
- appear forsomeone
- bring
- cease
- court martial
- indictment
- instruct
- litigate
- litigation
- litigious
- litigiousness
- locus standi
- petitioner
- prosecution
- prosecutorial
- reindict
- reindictment
- retry
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Inviting & summoning
summons
verb[T]
uk/ˈsʌm.ənz/us/ˈsʌm.ənz/toordersomeone to come to apersonorplace:
Thepolicemobilerapidresponseunitwas summonsed to thesceneshortlybefore 10pm.
Children were summonsed intoschoolby abell.
to ask someone to come to you
- callThe children called for him at night.
- call outPlease avoid calling out the doctor unless it is an emergency.
- send forSomeone has already sent for a doctor.
- summonI was summoned to the headmaster's office.
- summonsIf you are summonsed and do not attend court, you may be found guilty of contempt of court.
- hailShe walked to the corner and hailed a cab.
lawspecialized
toofficiallyordersomeone toappearin acourtoflaw:
Astudentwas summonsed tocourtfor putting herfeetup on atrainseat.
It is notunusualfor onlyhalfof thepeoplesummonsed topresentthemselves to thecourt.
Giving orders & commands
- all-points bulletin
- boss
- bossily
- bossiness
- bossyboots
- call forsomeone
- defy
- demand
- dictate
- expect
- harry
- importunate
- lay down the lawidiom
- mandate
- officious
- ordain
- prescribe
- shovesomeonearound
- stick
- stick out forsomething
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Taking legal action