单词 | summons |
释义 | sum·mons 1 /'sə-mənz/ n pl sum·mons·es /-mən-zəz/: a written notification that one is required to appear in court: as a: a document in a civil suit that is issued by an authorized judicial officer (as a clerk of court) and delivered to a plaintiff or the plaintiff's attorney for service on the defendant and that notifies the defendant that he or she must appear and defend (as by filing an answer) within a specified time or a default judgment will be rendered for the plaintiff b: a document that summons a defendant to appear before a court to answer a minor criminal charge and that is issued in lieu of a warrant for arrest by an authorized judicial officer (as a magistrate) upon request of a prosecuting attorney c: a notification to appear for jury service d: a notification to appear as a witness see also john doe summons, service compare subpoena summons 2 vt sum·monsed /-mənzd/, sum·mons·ing, /-mən-ziŋ/: summon; esp: to bring into court by a summons hereby summonsed to serve as a trial juror |
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