SUMMONS


Meaning of SUMMONS in English

■ noun ( plural ~es )

1》 an order to appear in a law court.

2》 an act of summoning.

■ verb chiefly Law serve with a ~.

Origin

ME: from OFr. sumunse , from an alt. of L. summonita , feminine past participle of summonere (see summon ).

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