summons Значение & определение

Значение на summons на български

• 0 an official demand to appear in a court of law:

  • He was given/served with a summons to appear in court.

  • Mr Clarke's insurance company had issued a summons for unpaid mortgage repayments.

  • They sat there as if they were waiting for some sort of summons.

• 1 to order someone to come to a person or place:

  • The police mobile rapid response unit was summonsed to the scene shortly before 10pm.

  • Children were summonsed into school by a bell.

  • A student was summonsed to court for putting her feet up on a train seat.

  • It is not unusual for only half of the people summonsed to present themselves to the court.

• 2 a demand to appear in a particular place, esp. in a court of law:

  • I received a summons to appear in court on June 25th.

• 3 an order for someone to appear in a court of law:

  • One newspaper reporter was given a summons for disorderly conduct.

  • They will be issued a summons to appear before the U.S. District Court in Richmond.

  • Service of the summons does not have to be effected in person; postal service is likely to be sufficient.

  • issue/serve/send a summons Proctor will be served a summons with a date to appear in court to answer the charges.

  • receive/get/be given a summons Approximately half of defendants receive a summons rather than being brought into custody.

• 4 to order someone to appear in a court of law:

  • Prosecutors summonsed several residents to the Grafton County grand jury.

  • I have been summoned for jury service and must appear at Middlesex Crown Court on July 31.