summons

noun

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.”

   “this summons […] unfit either to dispute or disobey”

   “special summonses by the king”

   “It was more than a week after his introduction to Carrados that Lieutenant Hollyer had a summons to present himself at The Turrets again. He found Mr Carlyle already there and the two friends awaiting his arrival.”

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)”

3. A demand for surrender.
4. (form-of, plural)plural of summon

verb

1. (transitive)To serve someone with a summons.

   “It proposes that those held in the prototype Selfridges cells be kept for a maximum of four hours to have their identity confirmed and be charged, summonsed or given a fine.”

2. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of summon