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summonses

summonses is the plural of summons.

summonses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of summons.

Meaning of summons

Noun

summons (plural summonses)

  1. A call to do something, especially to come.
    • He sent to summon the seditious, and to offer pardon[…]; but neither summons nor pardon was any thing regarded.1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward VI
  2. A notice summoning someone to appear in court, as a defendant, juror or witness.
    • Four summonses were brought recently on behalf of St. Pancras Borough Council against the British Transport Commission in respect of the emission of smoke by locomotives standing at Camden Motive Power Depot. (The summonses were dismissed)1955 December, “Emission of Smoke by Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 812
    Synonyms:
    subpoena
  3. A demand for surrender.

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Phrases with summonses

Questions about summonses

What is summonses the plural of?
Summonses is the plural of summons.

Words near summonses in the dictionary

  1. summonsed
  2. summonsee
  3. summonsees
  4. summonser
  5. summonsers
  6. summonses
  7. summonsing
  8. summot
  9. summs
  10. summula
  11. summulae

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