Word Meaning

Meaning of summons

- To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; -- often with up.
- To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses.
- To call upon to surrender, as a fort.
- The act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the command of a superior, to appear at a place named, or to attend to some duty.
- A warning or citation to appear in court; a written notification signed by the proper officer, to be served on a person, warning him to appear in court at a day specified, to answer to the plaintiff, testify as a witness, or the like.
- A demand to surrender.
- To summon.

Crossword clue for summons

- Call to attend
- Send for
- A call to appear in court
- Evokes
- Notice to appear in court
- Order to appear
- Orders to come
- Sounds like someone’s got a call to appear in court
- Subpoena