English
Pronunciation
IPA|/�s�m�nz/
Etymology 1
From Old French sumunce (modern French semonce), from popular Latin *summonsa, a noun use of the feminine past participle of summonere �to summon�.
Noun
en-noun|es
- A call to do something, especially to come.
- law A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness.
Translations
trans-top|call to do something, especially to come
Finnish: t|fi|kutsu
German: Aufforderung f
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|notice summoning someone to appear in court
Finnish: t|fi|haaste
German: Vorladung f
trans-mid
trans-bottom
ttbc-top
ttbc|Japanese: �� (�����, sh�kan)
trans-bottom
Verb
en-verb|summons|es
- transitive To serve someone with a summons.
#*2007: It proposes that those held in the prototype Selfridges cells be kept for a maximum of four hours to have their identity confirmed and be charged, summonsed or given a fine. � The Guardian, 15 Mar 2007, p. 1
Etymology 2
Inflected forms.
Verb
summons
- third person singular of|summon
bg:summons
fr:summons
io:summons
te:summons
vi:summons
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