summons

noun27 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.4

An official order to appear in a court of law.

Used when the summons requires immediate attention.

An official order to serve on a jury.

An official order for someone to appear in court to give evidence.

A summons issued by or on behalf of a king or queen.

A formal legal document ordering someone to attend a court of law.

An order to present yourself to a person or group in authority (e.g., a committee).

Indicates the destination or purpose of the summons.

Indicates the origin of the summons.

Indicates the reason for the legal summons (e.g., for non-payment).

A legal summons directed at a specific person.

To be given a summons (more formal than 'get').

To receive a summons.

To formally send out a legal summons.

To formally and legally deliver a summons to someone.

To dispatch a summons to someone.

To dispatch a summons, often to multiple people.

To deliberately not do what a summons tells you to do.

To physically give a summons to the intended person.

To react to or take action because of a summons.

To respond to a summons by appearing as required.

To start a legal process by getting a summons.

To do what a summons requires you to do.

To believe that a summons will arrive.

To wait for a summons that you are expecting.

To hear someone calling for you.

Used to describe the arrival of a summons.