
1) Accusation 2) Accuse 3) Beckons 4) Beeps 5) Bidding 6) Call 7) Calls 8) Calls forth 9) Calls to 10) Calls up 11) Calls upon 12) Chant 13) Citation 14) Court order 15) Invite 16) Musters up 17) Pages 18) Ringsfor 19) Summon 20) Ticket 21) Writ
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1) Bidding 2) Call to court 3) Court call 4) Court order 5) Injunction 6) Invitation 7) Legal citation 8) Order to attend
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- a request to be present
- 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
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n. a document issued by the court at the time a lawsuit is filed, stating the name of both plaintiff and defendant, the title and file number of the case, the court and its address, the name and address of the plaintiff's attorney, and instructions as to the need to file a response to the complaint within a certain time (such as 30 days after servi...
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Legally, a summons (also known in England and Wales as a claim form and in New South Wales as a Court Attendance Notice (CAN)) is a legal document issued by a court (a judicial summons) or by an administrative agency of government (an administrative summons) for various purposes. ==Judicial summons== A judicial summons is served on a person involv...
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A document signed by a deputy clerk ordering a person to appear before the court to respond to a complaint.
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• (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. • (v. t.) To summon. • (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 specifie...
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in law, document issued by a court ordering a specific person to appear at a specific time for some specific purpose. It is issued either directly to ... [3 related articles]
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In law, a court order officially delivered, requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date. It is used for appearances at
magistrates' courts, and county courts, and for procedural matters...
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An order to appear before a Judge or magistrate and is a court document used to commence proceedings. The summons contains a brief outline of the case including the claim made and of the relief or remedy being sought.
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(n) Summons is the written document issued by the court directing the responded to file response within the allowed time containing information about the case filed against him. Summons contain all information like name of plaintiff, defendants, attorneys, court where case is filed, instructions to follow with a provision to record the delivery and...
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Formal document beginning a civil action or special proceeding which is a means to gain jurisdiction over a party. Also, a document directed to a sheriff or other authorized person ordering him to serve the person named on the summons who must appear at a certain place and time to respond to the action.
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An official document which orders a person to appear in court to answer a complaint against them
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a formal letter ordering you to go to court - tells you the date and time you should attend, the address of the court and details of the crime with which you are charged
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Sum'mons transitive verb To summon. [ R. or Colloq.]
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Sum'mons noun ; plural Summonses . [ Middle English somouns , Old French sumunse , semonse , semonce , French semonce , semondre to summon, Old French past participle semons . See Summon , v. ] 1.
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A document issued by a court directing a person to appear before it.
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A summons is an order to appear in court to answer a complaint.
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An order to appear in court at a specific place and time.
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[
n] - an order to appear in person at a given place and time 2. [n] - a writ issued by authority of law
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Order to appear or to produce evidence to a court
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process noun 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
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In law, a court order officially delivered, requiring someone to appear in court on a certain date
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A document issued by the Clerk of Court to be served on the defendant to notify the defendant that he/she has a civil action filed against him/her and must file an answer within thirty days.
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A form used to commence a civil action and acquire jurisdiction over a party
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