| NOUN | communication | summons, bidding | a request to be present |
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| communication | summons | an order to appear in person at a given place and time | |
| communication | summons, process | a writ issued by authority of law | |
| VERB | communication | summons, summon, cite | call in an official matter, such as to attend court |
| Sounds | sah'mahnz | |
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| Rhymes | Aleutians ... transactions: 47 rhymes with ahnz... | |
| Meaning | A request to be present. | |
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| Synonym | bidding | |
| Broader | invitation | A request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something |
| Meaning | An order to appear in person at a given place and time. | |
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| Narrower | call up | An order to report for military duty |
| Broader | order | (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed |
| Spanish | convocatoria | |
| Catalan | convocatòria | |
| Verbs | summons | call in an official matter, such as to attend court |
| Meaning | A writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant. | |
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| Synonym | process | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Narrower | citation | A summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding |
| monition, process of monition | A summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted | |
| ticket | A summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation) | |
| Broader | writ, judicial writ | (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer |
| Spanish | citación, llamamiento | |
| Catalan | citació | |
| Verbs | summons | call in an official matter, such as to attend court |
| Meaning | call in an official matter, such as to attend court. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Synonyms | summon, cite | |
| Narrower | demand | summon to court |
| vouch | summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title | |
| Broader | call, send for | Order, request, or command to come |
| Spanish | citar, convocar, emplazar, invitar | |
| Catalan | citar, convocar, invitar | |
| Nouns | summons | a writ issued by authority of law |
| summons | an order to appear in person at a given place and time | |
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